Meitetsu Seto Line

Meitetsu Seto Line
Meitetsu Seto Line
	A Meitetsu 4000 series EMU on the Seto Line
Overview
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Sakaemachi; Owari Seto;
Stations	20
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Rolling stock	Meitetsu 3300 series; Meitetsu 4000 series;
History
Opened	April 2, 1905
Technical
Line length	20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Seto Line (瀬戸線, Seto-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Sakaemachi in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture with Owari Seto in Seto, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.

History

The Seto Automatic Railway opened the Owari Seto to Yada section in 1905, and extended it to Ozone the following year.^[1] The passenger service was provided by steam-powered railcars, but as these proved to be underpowered, the line was electrified in 1907 at 600 V DC, the company changing its name to Seto Electric Railway at that time.^[2] In 1915, the line was extended to Horikawa (since closed).^[3]

In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu.^[4] The Horikawa to Shimizu section closed in 1976 to allow for the construction of the new line to Sakaemachi and the connection to the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line, which opened in 1978, the voltage on the line being raised to 1,500 V DC, and freight services ceasing the same year.^[5]

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Local	Semi Express	Express	Connections	Location
Sakaemachi	栄町	0.0	●	●	●	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line, Meijō Line (via Sakae)	Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Higashiōte	東大手	1.5	●	●	●		Naka-ku, Nagoya
Shimizu	清水	2.2	●	\|	\|		Kita-ku, Nagoya
Amagasaka	尼ヶ坂	2.7	●	\|	\|		Kita-ku, Nagoya
Morishita	森下	3.6	●	\|	\|		Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Ōzone	大曽根	4.6	●	●	●	Chūō Main Line Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line
Yada	矢田	5.9	●	\|	\|
Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae	守山自衛隊前	7.0	●	\|	\|	Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line (via Moriyama)	Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
Hyōtan-yama	瓢箪山	7.6	●	\|	\|
Obata	小幡	8.6	●	●	●
Kitayama	喜多山	9.9	●	●	●
Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae	大森・金城学院前	10.7	●	●	●
Inba	印場	12.2	●	●	\|		Owariasahi
Asahi-mae	旭前	13.1	●	●	\|
Owari Asahi	尾張旭	14.7	●	●	●
Sangō	三郷	16.1	●	●	●
Mizuno	水野	18.0	●	●	●		Seto
Shin Seto	新瀬戸	18.7	●	●	●	Aichi Loop Line (via Setoshi)
Seto-Shiyakusho-mae	瀬戸市役所前	19.4	●	●	●
Owari Seto	尾張瀬戸	20.6	●	●	●

Rolling stock

3300 series (since 17 September 2016)
4000 series (since October 2008)

Former rolling stock

3770 series
3730 series
3780 series
6000 series
6600 series
6750 series

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

^ Imao 2008, pp. 45–46.
^ Meitetsu 1994, pp. 745.
^ Matsunaga, Naoyuki (2012). 名鉄沿線歴史のある風景補遺 (in Japanese). p. 149.
^ Imao 2008, p. 45.
^ Imao 2008, p. 46.

Bibliography

Imao, Keisuke (2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 [Japan Railway Travel Atlas] (in Japanese). pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-4-10-790025-8.
Meitetsu (1994). 名古屋鉄道百年史 [Hundred years of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu.

[FOOTNOTEImao200845–46-1] Imao 2008, pp. 45–46.

[FOOTNOTEMeitetsu1994745-2] Meitetsu 1994, pp. 745.

[3] Matsunaga, Naoyuki (2012). 名鉄沿線歴史のある風景補遺 (in Japanese). p. 149.

[FOOTNOTEImao200845-4] Imao 2008, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEImao200846-5] Imao 2008, p. 46.

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