Meitetsu Komaki Line

The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Kamiiida Station in Nagoya with Inuyama Station in Inuyama. The track from Kamiiida to Ajima is mostly underground, a continuation of the Kamiiida Line operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.

History

The line was opened in 1931. The line was not electrified back then and used diesel multiple units for services. The Kamiiida to Komaki section electrified at 600 V DC in 1942, and the section to Inuyama electrified in 1947.

CTC signalling was commissioned on the section between Komaki and Buzan (since closed) in 1954, being the first use of this system by Meitetsu, and the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1964.

The line was double-tracked in stages between 1977 and 2003.

Stations

File:Nagoya-shikou-7000.jpg

A 7000 series train bound for Inuyama

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No.	Picture	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
KM13	File:Meitetsu & Kami Iida Line Kami Iida Sta.jpg	Kamiiida		0.0	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Template:Colorbull Kamiiida Line (K01)	Kita-ku, Nagoya
KM12	File:Ajima Station, ekisha.jpg	Ajima		2.3
KM11	File:MT-Ajiyoshi Station-Building for Komaki 6.jpg	Ajiyoshi		3.7		Kasugai
KM10	File:Kasugai Station (Meitetsu).JPG	Kasugai		5.4
KM09	File:Ushiyama Station.JPG	Ushiyama		6.9
KM08	File:MT-Manai Station-Building for Komaki 2.jpg	Manai		7.8
KM07	File:Meitetsu Komakiguchi Station 2021-03 ac (1).jpg	Komakiguchi		9.0		Komaki
KM06	File:Entrance Gate of Komaki Station(Komaki Line).JPG	Komaki		9.8
KM05	File:Komakihara Station (Meitetsu) 20190810.jpg	Komakihara		11.3
KM04	File:Ajioka Station 3.JPG	Ajioka		12.4
KM03	File:MT-Tagatajinja-mae Station-Building for Inuyama.jpg	Tagata-jinja-mae		13.3
KM02	File:Gakuden Station (Aichi), ekisha.jpg	Gakuden		14.9		Inuyama
KM01	File:MT-Haguro Station-Building 1.jpg	Haguro		17.2
IY15	File:MT-Inuyama Station-WestGate.jpg	Inuyama		20.6	Template:Colorbull Meitetsu Inuyama Line Template:Colorbull Meitetsu Hiromi Line

Former connecting lines

• Ajima Station: A line to Shin-Kachigawa operated between 1931 and 1937.
• Toyoyama Station (since closed): A line to service the Komaki airfield opened in 1944. Closing date is not known. Prior to the construction of the Chūbu Centrair International Airport (serviced by the Meitetsu Airport Line), it had been proposed to upgrade the Komaki airfield to become the Nagoya International Airport, with a connecting line from Ajiyoshi station.
• Komaki Station: A line electrified at 600 V DC to Iwakura on the Inuyama line opened in 1920. The voltage on the line was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1955, and the line closed in 1964. In 1945 construction began on a loop line to Ajima (utilising the closed Shin-Kachigawa line mentioned above) to service an army arsenal and cadet school. The roadbed was about 50% complete when work was abandoned due to the end of the war.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.