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Meitetsu Takehana Line
Minami-Juku Station
Overview
Native name	竹鼻線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Kasamatsu Gifu Hashima
Termini	Kasamatsu Shin Hashima
Stations	9
Service
Type	Commuter Rail
Daily ridership	4,657 (2008)
History
Opened	1921 (1921)
Technical
Line length	10.3 km (6.40 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map Legend Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu Gifu (名鉄岐阜) 0.0 Kasamatsu (笠松) Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) 0.9 Nishi-Kasamatsu (西笠松) 2.9 Yanaizu (柳津) 5.2 Minami-Juku (南宿) 6.1 Suka (須賀) 7.0 Fuwa-Ishiki (不破一色) 8.6 Takehana (竹鼻) 9.6 Hashimashiyakushomae (羽島市役所前) 10.3 Egira (江吉良) Meitetsu Hashima Line to Shin Hashima (新羽島) Former extension towards Oki (abolished 2001) and Osu (abandoned 1969)

The 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 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 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.

No.	Name		Between (km)	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
	Kasamatsu	笠松	-	0.0	Meitetsu: Nagoya Main Line	Kasamatsu, Hashima District
	Nishi-Kasamatsu	西笠松	0.9	0.9
	Yanaizu	柳津	2.0	2.9		Gifu
	Minami-Juku	南宿	2.3	5.2		Hashima
	Suka	須賀	0.9	6.1
	Fuwa-Ishiki	不破一色	0.9	7.0
	Takehana	竹鼻	1.6	8.6
	Hashimashiyakushomae	羽島市役所前	1.0	9.6
	Egira	江吉良	0.7	10.3	Meitetsu: Hashima Line (through service)

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages

1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.

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