The is a Japanese railway line which connects Yatomi Station in

Yatomi, Aichi is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,589 in 18,185 households and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The between of the border, and ...

with Tamanoi Station in

Ichinomiya, Aichi is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city is sometimes called Owarichinomiya to avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, including Ichinomiya, Aichi (town), Ichinomiya (now part of the city of Toy ...

. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator

Meitetsu , publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...

(Nagoya Railroad).

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

History

The Yatomi to Tsushima section was opened in 1898 by the Bisai Railway, and was extended to Ichinomiya in 1900. In 1914, the line was extended to Tamanoi and Kisogawa-Bashi (since closed), and a freight-only line to Kiso-Minato opened in 1918. The Kiso-Minato to Morikami section was electrified at 600 V DC in 1922, and extended to Yatomi the following year. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1925. In 1948, the voltage on the Yatomi to Tsushima section was raised to 1,500 V DC, with this increase extended to the rest of the line in 1952. The Kiso-Minato to Tamanoi section closed in 1959. The Tsushima to Morikami section was double-tracked between 1967 and 1974.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{Nagoya transit Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture Bisai Line Railway lines opened in 1914 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan