Taita Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Gifu prefecture, Japan}}
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Taita Line
| native_name = 太多線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = {{rcr|JR Central|Taita}}
| logo = JR Central Taita Line.svg
| logo_width = 50
| image = JR Central DC 75 Koizumi 1.JPG
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A JR Central KiHa 75 series DMU on the Taita Line in March 2015
| type = Regional rail
| system =
| status = In operation
| locale = Gifu Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Tajimi|x}}
| end = {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}}
| stations = 8
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1926
| close =
| owner = JR Central
| operator = JR Central
| character = Mostly urban with a few rural areas
| depot =
| stock = KiHa 75 series DMU, KiHa 25 series DMU
| linelength = {{cvt|17.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = Entirely single-track
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = None
| signalling = Single track automatic closed block
| trainprotection = ATS-PT
| speed = {{cvt|85|km/h}}
| elevation =
| minradius =
| map =
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The {{Nihongo|Taita Line|太多線|Taita-sen}} is a {{convert|17.8|km|adj=on|sp=us}} railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Tajimi Station in the city of Tajimi via Kani to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo. The name of the line includes a kanji from each of the terminal stations.
Operations
During the day, service operates at approximately 30 minute intervals. In addition to trains running between Tajimi and Mino-Ōta Stations, there are also trains that enter the Takayama Main Line and run through to Gifu Station. During weekday morning and evening rush hours and on Saturday mornings, a train serves commuters by going to Nagoya Station.
Stations
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Name ! Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Transfers ! colspan="2" |Location |
|---|
| {{JRCSN|CI|07}}
| {{STN|Tajimi|x}} | 多治見 | style="text-align:right;" |0.0 | rowspan="4" |Tajimi | rowspan="8" style="text-align:center" |Gifu |
| {{JRCSN|CI|06}}
| {{STN|Koizumi|x|Gifu}} | 小泉 | style="text-align:right;" |3.2 | |
| {{JRCSN|CI|05}}
| {{STN|Nemoto|x}} | 根本 | style="text-align:right;" |4.8 | |
| {{JRCSN|CI|04}}
| {{STN|Hime|x}} | 姫 | style="text-align:right;" |7.9 | |
| {{JRCSN|CI|03}}
| {{STN|Shimogiri|x}} | 下切 | style="text-align:right;" |9.4 | | rowspan="2" |Kani |
| {{JRCSN|CI|02}}
| {{STN|Kani|x}} | 可児 | style="text-align:right;" |12.8 | Meitetsu Hiromi Line ({{STN|Shin Kani|x}}) |
| {{JRCSN|CI|01}}
| {{STN|Mino Kawai|x}} | 美濃川合 | style="text-align:right;" |15.4 | | rowspan="2" |Minokamo |
| {{JRCSN|CI|00}}
| {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}} | 美濃太田 | style="text-align:right;" |17.8 |
History
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The line traces its origin to the Tōnō (Eastern Mino) line, an {{cvt|11.9|km|adj=on}}, {{RailGauge|762mm}} gauge railway that opened in 1918. The section from Shin-Tajimi to Hiromi Station was nationalized in 1926, named the Taita Line, and regauged to {{RailGauge|1067mm}}, and extended to Mino-Ōta in 1928.
Passenger trains were replaced by DMUs in 1934, and steam locomotives ceased operating on the line in 1969. From 1 April 1987, with the privatization and division of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) into regional companies, the Taita Line became part of JR Central.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1993.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Nagoya transit}}
{{Central Japan Railway Company Lines}}
Category:Lines of Central Japan Railway Company
Category:Rail transport in Gifu Prefecture
Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan