Meitetsu Komaki Line

The Meitetsu Komaki Line (名鉄小牧線, Meitetsu Komaki-sen) is a 20.6 km (12.8 mi) 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.

Meitetsu Komaki Line
A Meitetsu 300 series EMU
Overview
Native name	名鉄小牧線
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Kamiiida Inuyama
Stations	14
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Rolling stock	Meitetsu 300 series Nagoya Municipal Subway 7000 series (through service)
Daily ridership	14,743[1] (FY2008)
Technical
Line length	20.6 km (12.80 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map Legend Nagoya Municipal Subway Kamiiida Line 0.0 Kamiiida (上飯田) 2.3 Ajima (味鋺) River Shinjizo Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line Mei-Nikan Expressway (C2), Kinki Expressway 3.7 Ajiyoshi (味美) 5.4 Kasugai (春日井) 6.9 Ushiyama (牛山) River Oyama 7.8 Manai (間内) Aichi Prefectural Route 25 9.0 Komakiguchi (小牧口) 9.8 Komaki (小牧) National Route 155 11.3 Komakihara (小牧原) 12.4 Ajioka (味岡) 13.3 Tagata-jinja-mae (田県神社前) 14.9 Gakuden (楽田) 17.2 Haguro (羽黒) National Route 41 Meitetsu Hiromi Line Meitetsu Inuyama Line 20.6 Inuyama (犬山) Meitetsu Inuyama Line

Stations

A 7000 series train bound for Inuyama

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
	Kamiiida	上飯田	0.0	Nagoya Municipal Subway: ■ Kamiiida Line (K01)	Kita-ku, Nagoya
	Ajima	味鋺	2.3
	Ajiyoshi	味美	3.7		Kasugai
	Kasugai	春日井	5.4
	Ushiyama	牛山	6.9
	Manai	間内	7.8
	Komakiguchi	小牧口	9.0		Komaki
	Komaki	小牧	9.8
	Komakihara	小牧原	11.3
	Ajioka	味岡	12.4
	Tagata-jinja-mae	田県神社前	13.3
	Gakuden	楽田	14.9		Inuyama
	Haguro	羽黒	17.2
	Inuyama	犬山	20.6	■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line ■ Meitetsu Hiromi Line

History

The line was opened in 1931, with the Kamiiida to Komaki section electrified at 600 V DC in 1942, and the section to Inuyama electrified in 1947.^[2]

CTC signalling was commissioned on the 4 km (2.5 mi) 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.

Former connecting lines

• Ajima Station: A 2 km (1.2 mi) 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 6 km (3.7 mi) 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 13 km (8.1 mi) 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.

1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
2. "小牧線の歴史" [History of the Komaki Line] (PDF). city.komaki.aichi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.