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Meitetsu Chita New Line

Railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Meitetsu Chita New Line
A 6800 series EMU at Chita Okuda Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Chita Line
Native name	名鉄知多新線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Taketoyo Mihama Minamichita
Termini	Fuki Utsumi
Stations	6
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	June 5, 1980 (1980-06-05)
Technical
Line length	13.9 km (8.64 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map Legend Meitetsu Kōwa LinetoŌtagawa (太田川) 0.0 Fuki (富貴) Meitetsu Kōwa LinetoKōwa (河和) 5.8 Kami Noma (上野間) 6.7 Mihama-ryokuen (美浜緑苑) 8.1 Chita Okuda (知多奥田) 9.8 Noma (野間) 13.9 Utsumi (内海)

The Meitetsu Chita New Line (名鉄知多新線, Meitetsu Chita-shin-sen)orChita Line is a Japanese railway line connecting Taketoyo with Minamichita within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line features seven tunnels and a maximum grade of 3.4% (approximately 1 in 29).

Stations[edit]

No.	Station	Japanese	Between (km)	Distance (km)	Local	Express	Rapid Express	Limited Express	Transfers	Location
	Fuki	富貴	-	0.0	●	●	●	●	Meitetsu Kōwa Line	Taketoyo, Chita District
	Kami Noma	上野間	2.8	5.8	●	●	●	●		Mihama, Chita District
	Mihama-ryokuen	美浜緑苑	0.9	6.7	●	●	●	●
	Chita Okuda	知多奥田	1.4	8.1	●	●	●	●
	Noma	野間	1.7	9.8	●	●	●	●
	Utsumi	内海	4.1	13.9	●	●	●	●		Minamichita, Chita

History[edit]

The Fuki to Kaminoma section opened in 1974, and the line was extended to Chita-Okuda the following year, Noma in 1976, and Utsumi in 1980. Currently single track, the formation and tunnels are built to accommodate future double-tracking of the line.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

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