The is a 1.5 km Japanese railway line in

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, owned and operated by the private railway operator

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(Meitetsu). At Meiden Chikkō, between the line's two stations, there is a connection to the freight-only Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōchiku line.

History

The line was opened in 1924 by the Aichi Electric Railway, electrified at 1,500 V DC, to service the Nagoya Port. The line was double-tracked in 1939, but after being damaged by

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in 1959, the line was repaired as a single track. Although the line used to handle many freight services, they ceased in 1984. A test line for testing

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trains ran alongside the line between 1991 and 2004, but the line was removed after

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opened. At the start of the March 16, 2024, timetable revision, the fleet of 5000 series four-car trains used on the line were replaced with 3100 series, 3150 series, and 9100 series two-car sets.

Stations

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Meitetsu Chikko Line Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture Chikko Line 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1924