Meitetsu Takehana Line

{{Infobox rail line

| color = {{rcr|Meitetsu|Takehana}}

| caption = Minami-Juku Station

| daily_ridership = 4,657 {{Cite report |title=各鉄軌道会社のご案内 |url=http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm |publisher=Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |access-date=19 December 2010 }} (2008)

| electrification = 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

| end = {{STN|Shin Hashima|x}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}

| image = Minamijuku Sta.JPG

| image_alt = An image of the Minami-Juku Station on Meitetsu Takehana line.

| linelength = {{convert|10.3|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}

| locale = Kasamatsu
Gifu
Hashima

| map =

{{Routemap

| inline = yes

| map =

\CONTg\~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|up}}Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu Gifu (名鉄岐阜)

\HST!~PSLra\~~0.0~~Kasamatsu (笠松)

\ABZgl!~PSLra\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|right}}Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋)

\HSTPSL\~~0.9~~Nishi-Kasamatsu (西笠松)

\HST(L)\~~2.9~~Yanaizu (柳津)

\HSTPSL\~~5.2~~Minami-Juku (南宿)

\HST(R)\~~6.1~~Suka (須賀)

\HST(R)\~~7.0~~Fuwa-Ishiki (不破一色)

\HST(L)\~~8.6~~Takehana (竹鼻)

\HST AUSW\~~9.6~~Hashimashiyakushomae (羽島市役所前)

\HST(R)\~~10.3~~Egira (江吉良)

CONTgq\xABZgr\~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|left}} Meitetsu Hashima Line to Shin Hashima (新羽島)

\exCONTf\~~ ~~ ~~Former extension towards Oki (abolished 2001) and Osu (abandoned 1969)

| title = Meitetsu Takehana Line

}}

| map_state = collapsed

| name = Meitetsu Takehana Line

| native_name = 竹鼻線

| native_name_lang = ja

| open = {{Start date|1921}}

| owner = Meitetsu

| speed = {{convert|90|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}

| start = {{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}

| stations = 9

| type = Commuter Rail

}}

The {{nihongo|Takehana Line|竹鼻線|Takehana-sen|}} 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 {{Nihongo|Takehana Railroad|竹鼻鉄道|takehana tetsudō}} opened the section of line from Shin-Kasamatsu (now Nishi-Kasamatsu) to Shin-Sakae (now Takehana) on June 25, 1921, electrified at 600 VDC. On April 1, 1929, the line was extended from Shin-Sakae to {{Nihongo|Ōsu|大須駅|ōsu eki}}. Takehana Railroad merged with Meitetsu, the present operator, on March 1, 1943.

The voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1962, and in 1982 the Hashima line opened. On October 1, 2001, the section of line between Egira Station and Ōsu Station closed.

Stations

It is described in conjunction with the Hashima line.

class="wikitable"
No. ! colspan="2" \|Name ! style="width: 2.5em;" \|Between (km) ! style="width: 2.5em;" \|Distance (km) !Connections !Location
File:MSN-NH56.svg \|{{STN\|Kasamatsu\|x\|Gifu}} \|笠松 \| style="text-align: center;" \| - \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.0 \|Meitetsu: Nagoya Main Line \| rowspan="2" \|Kasamatsu, Hashima District
File:MSN-TH01.svg \|{{STN\|Nishi-Kasamatsu\|x}} \|西笠松 \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.9 \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.9 \|
File:MSN-TH02.svg \|{{STN\|Yanaizu\|x\|Gifu}} \|柳津 \| style="text-align: right;" \|2.0 \| style="text-align: right;" \|2.9 \| \|Gifu
File:MSN-TH03.svg \|{{STN\|Minami-Juku\|x}} \|南宿 \| style="text-align: right;" \|2.3 \| style="text-align: right;" \|5.2 \| \| rowspan="6" \|Hashima
File:MSN-TH04.svg \|{{STN\|Suka\|x}} \|須賀 \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.9 \| style="text-align: right;" \|6.1 \|
File:MSN-TH05.svg \|{{STN\|Fuwa-Ishiki\|x}} \|不破一色 \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.9 \| style="text-align: right;" \|7.0 \|
File:MSN-TH06.svg \|{{STN\|Takehana\|x}} \|竹鼻 \| style="text-align: right;" \|1.6 \| style="text-align: right;" \|8.6 \|
File:MSN-TH07.svg \|{{STN\|Hashimashiyakushomae\|x}} \|羽島市役所前 \| style="text-align: right;" \|1.0 \| style="text-align: right;" \|9.6 \|
File:MSN-TH08.svg \| {{STN\|Egira\|x}} \| 江吉良 \| style="text-align: right;" \|0.7 \| style="text-align: right;" \|10.3 \| Meitetsu: Hashima Line (through service)

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No.

! colspan="2" |Name

! style="width: 2.5em;" |Between (km)

! style="width: 2.5em;" |Distance (km)

!Connections

!Location

File:MSN-NH56.svg

|{{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}

|笠松

| style="text-align: center;" | -

| style="text-align: right;" |0.0