Taketoyo Line

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Taketoyo Line
An image of a 313-1300 series electric multiple unit on the Taketoyo Line.
A 315 series EMU on the Taketoyo Line in March 2024
Overview
Native name武豊線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeRegional rail
Rolling stock315 series/313 series EMUs
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1886 (1886-03-01)
Technical
Line length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterUrban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Tōkaidō Main Line
0.0
 Ōbu (大府)
Prefectural Route 57 (Ōbu overpass)
Right arrow Tōkaidō Main Line
 Prefectural Route 50
River Ishigase
1.7
 Owari-Morioka (尾張森岡)
River Okada
3.1
 Ogawa (緒川)
River Myotokuji
4.6
 Ishihama (石浜)
6.8
 Higashiura (東浦)
Right arrow Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
 Prefectural Route 46
River Hieda
10.2
 Kamezaki (亀崎)
12.8
 Okkawa (乙川)
River Juga
National Route 247
14.6
 Handa (半田)
River Kobe
Right arrow Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
16.3
 Higashi-Narawa (東成岩)
National Route 247
19.3
 Taketoyo (武豊)
An image of a geographically accurate Taketoyo Line route map, annotated in Japanese.

The Taketoyo Line (武豊線, Taketoyo-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

The line has been electrified as of 1 March 2015.[1] The line has the oldest used station building in Kamezaki Station, and also had the oldest overpass bridge before being demolished in 2021.[2]

Basic data[edit]

  • Total distance: 19.3 km
  • Gauge: 1,067mm (3 ft 6 in) Narrow-gauge railway
  • Stations: 10 (9 when excluding Ōbu Station)
  • Single-tracked
  • Electrification: 1,500 V DC
  • Maximum speed: 85 km/h

Rolling stock[edit]

Current[edit]

Former[edit]

DMU[edit]

  • KiHa 75 at Taketoyo Station
    KiHa 75 at Taketoyo Station

EMU[edit]

  • A 311 series EMU
    A 311 series EMU

History[edit]

The entire line opened in 1886 as Handa line after a 7-month long construction, (later renamed to Taketoyo Line), to bring construction materials for the Osaka-Tokyo railway line crossing central Japan, being planned to be deconstructed when the line was complete.[12][2] However, the proposed route was later changed due to the difficulty of the construction, and the line became a branch line when the Obu to Hamamatsu section of the Tokaido Main Line opened two years later, annexing the section between Obu and Atsuta Station.[13] Before the opening of the line, one of the local workers proposed that the line also carries passengers, as the train heading back to Taketoyo was empty. This proposal was quickly accepted, with trains running 2 times a day.[12] A 1 km freight-only line extended to Taketoyo Minato between 1930 and 1965.[14][15] On September 25, 1953, a typhoon hit the line and washed out the section between Taketoyo station and Higashi-Narawa station. Hiroshi Takahashi, a JNR worker informed the train heading to Taketoyo about the situation beyond Higashi-Narawa station, and the train turned back. Hiroshi was washed out to the sea shortly after, killing him. A statue of him honoring his actions was constructed on Taketoyo station a year later.[13][16][17] The line introduced Station numbering and line coloring in March 2018.[18] Construction works to elevate the line around Handa Station began in 2020 and is expected to be finished in 2026.[19]

Modernization and electrification[edit]

Due to the line being single-tracked and being one of the only unelectrified railway lines is Aichi prefecture despite being the closest line to Chubu Centrair International Airport, local residents have requested the modernization of Taketoyo line.[20]

In response to this movement, work started in March 2010 to electrify the line.[21] On 1 March 2015, the line was electrified, and through services to and from Nagoya commenced.[22] Additionally, automatic ticket gates and ticket vending machines were installed in all stations except Owari-Morioka and Ishihama from October 2013. Following this installment JR ticket kiosks on Ogawa, Higashiura, Kamezaki, and Taketoyo were closed, and the stations became unstaffed.[23]

Extension proposal[edit]

Before the construction of Chubu Centrair International Airport, Taketoyo line was one of the 3 lines that were proposed to be connected with the airport. The proposed route would branch off from Okkawa Station and head west, and connect to the airport. This route was estimated to take around 53 minutes if a rapid service was created between Nagoya Station and the airport, which is far slower than the opposing Meitetsu Tokoname Line extension proposal which was less costly and faster.[24] As of now, no work is being done to construct this route, after 20 years since the airport has opened to the public.

Services[edit]

All train services on Taketoyo Line stops at every station, with trains running every 15~30 minutes.[25]

Stations[edit]

No. Name Distance
(km) 		Connections Location
CE00
CA60 		Ōbu 大府 0.0 Tōkaidō Main Line (through service) Ōbu Aichi
CE01 Owari-Morioka 尾張森岡 1.7   Higashiura,
Chita District
CE02 Ogawa 緒川 3.1  
CE03 Ishihama 石浜 4.6  
CE04 Higashiura 東浦 6.8 Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
CE05 Kamezaki 亀崎 10.2   Handa
CE06 Okkawa 乙川 12.8  
CE07 Handa 半田 14.6  
CE08 Higashi-Narawa 東成岩 16.3 Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
CE09 Taketoyo 武豊 19.3   Taketoyo,
Chita District

Abolished sections[edit]

Taketoyo - Taketoyo-Minato (1.0 km from Taketoyo)

Closed stations[edit]

Owari-Ikuji Station (6.0 km from Ōbu)[26]

Fujie Station (7.2 km from Ōbu)[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 武豊線の電化開業について [Taketoyo Line electrification details]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "もうすぐ140歳の通勤路線!? どうなる「愛知県最初の鉄道」の歴史遺産 電化経てついに変化のとき". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "JR東海の車両・列車(9) 313系、電化開業直後の武豊線を走る4両編成". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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  6. ^ a b c "キハ75導入前のJR武豊線-碧海電子鉄道-". www.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "武豊線悲願の電化開業". www.n-sharyo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "【JR海】キハ25形 武豊線で営業運転開始" [JR Central KiHa 25 trains enter revenue service on Taketoyo Line]. Rail Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  9. ^ "【JR海】211系が武豊線に入線". 鉄道ホビダス. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ JR武豊線が電化開業! 313系で営業運転 - 既存の気動車は高山本線・太多線へ [JR Taketoyo Line electrified. Operations start using 313 series - older stock moved to Takayama Main Line and Taita Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  11. ^ e231211 (16 March 2024). "311系 武豊線撤退へ！G2,G14編成は廃回 東海道線では新快速残存！ 315系への置き換え". てつとおの鉄道新ブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  13. ^ a b "Hisao KOTOGUCH" 土木史. www.daido-it.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  14. ^ "武豊町観光協会 - JR武豊線と武豊港". www.taketoyo.info. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. ^ "武豊港（衣浦港）の歴史 武豊港駅の開業、時代の変遷｜武豊町公式ホームページ". 武豊町公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  16. ^ "武豊線の豆知識｜武豊町公式ホームページ". 武豊町公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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  19. ^ "半田市／JR武豊線半田駅付近連続立体交差事業の工事に着手します". www.city.handa.lg.jp. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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  22. ^ JR東海、ダイヤ改正で国鉄時代の気動車など置換え - 武豊線電化で列車増発 [JR Central to replace JNR-era diesel trains and increase services on Taketoyo Line following electrification]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  23. ^ "JR東海、武豊線6駅に遠隔案内システムを導入…10月1日から使用開始". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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