Meitetsu Kōwa Line

Meitetsu Kōwa Line

A 5700 series EMU at Handaguchi Station
Overview
Native name 名鉄河和線
Type Commuter rail
Locale Chita Peninsula
Termini Ōtagawa
Kōwa
Stations 19
Operation
Owner Meitetsu
Technical
Line length 28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius 280 m
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Operating speed 100 km/h (60 mph)

The Meitetsu Kōwa Line (名鉄河和線 Meitetsu Kōwa-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Tōkai with Mihama within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Meitetsu.

History

The Chita Electric Railway Co. opened the Otagawa - Kowaguchi section for passenger services, electrified at 1500 VDC, in 1931/32. Freight services commenced in 1933, and in 1935 the line was extended to Kowa.

The company merged with Meitetsu in 1943, and the section from Otagawa to Kowaguchi was duplicated between 1960 and 1974.

Stations

Name Japanese Between (km) Distance (km) Local Semi Express Express Rapid Express Limited Express Connections Location
Ōtagawa 太田川 - 0.0 ●●●●● Meitetsu Tokoname Line Tōkai
Takayokosuka 高横須賀 1.3 1.3 ●｜｜｜｜  
Minami Kagiya 南加木屋 2.8 4.1 ●●●●▲  
Yawata-shinden 八幡新田 1.8 5.9 ●｜｜｜｜  
Tatsumigaoka 巽ヶ丘 1.2 7.1 ●●●●▲   Chita
Shirasawa 白沢 0.8 7.9 ●｜｜｜｜   Agui,
Chita District
Sakabe 坂部 1.6 9.5 ●｜｜｜｜  
Agui 阿久比 1.1 10.6 ●●●●●  
Uedai 植大 1.6 12.2 ●｜｜｜｜  
Handaguchi 半田口 1.0 13.2 ●｜｜｜｜   Handa
Sumiyoshichō 住吉町 0.8 14.0 ●●●●▲  
Chita Handa 知多半田 0.8 14.8 ●●●●● Taketoyo Line (Handa)
Narawa 成岩 1.0 15.8 ●●●●｜  
Aoyama 青山 1.0 16.8 ●●●●● Taketoyo Line (Higashi-Narawa)
Age 上ゲ 2.2 19.0 ●｜｜｜｜   Taketoyo,
Chita District
Chita Taketoyo 知多武豊 0.8 19.8 ●●●●● Taketoyo Line Taketoyo
Fuki 富貴 2.5 22.3 ●●●●● Meitetsu Chita New Line
Kōwaguchi 河和口 3.5 25.8 ●●●●●   Mihama,
Chita District
Kōwa 河和 3.0 28.8 ●●●●●  
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