The is a Japanese railway line entirely within

Hashima Hashima may refer to: *Hashima, Gifu (羽島市), city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan ** The Hashima meteorite of circa 1910, which landed in Hashima City (see meteorite falls) *Hashima District, Gifu (羽島郡), a nearby district in Gifu Prefecture, J ...

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

. It is owned by

Nagoya Railroad , referred to 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 which ...

(Meitetsu), and operated as an extension of the

Takehana line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kasamatsu with Hashima within Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). History What is today the Meitetsu Takehana Line started when opened the section of line from Shi ...

, providing a connection to the

Tokaido Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1 ...

Gifu-Hashima Station is a railway station on the Tokaido Shinkansen located in the city of Hashima, Gifu, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is the sole Shinkansen station in Gifu Prefecture. Lines Gifu-Hashima Station is served onl ...

History

Proposed in 1962, land acquisition difficulties prevented construction starting until 1978, and the line opened in 1982.

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia {{Nagoya transit Rail transport in Gifu Prefecture Hashima Line Railway lines opened in 1982 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan 1982 establishments in Japan