Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
	A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄豊川線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini	Kō; Toyokawa-Inari;
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	December 25, 1954
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	85 km/h (55 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Meitetsu Toyokawa Line (名鉄豊川線, Meitetsu Toyokawa-sen) is a railway line in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line connects Kō Station in the western part of Toyokawa with Toyokawa-inari Station in the eastern part of Toyokawa.

History

The line was constructed during the Pacific War in 1945 to carry commuters to the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal. The section between Kō and Suwachō opened on February 18, 1945.^[1] The voltage of the line was increased to 1,600 V in 1953. The line extended to Toyokawa-inari the next year.^[2] The area around Yawata Station was elevated in 1996.^[3]

Stations

All services stop at all stations, and all stations are located within Toyokawa, Aichi.

Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers
Kō	国府	0.0	■ Nagoya Main Line
Yawata	八幡	2.5
Suwachō	諏訪町	4.4
Inariguchi	稲荷口	6.0
Toyokawa-inari	豊川稲荷	7.2	Iida Line

Ridership

Reference:^[4]

No.	Station name	Passengers (2022)
	Kō	9,034
	Yawata	2,409
	Suwachō	4,109
	Inariguchi	964
	Toyokawa-inari	4,600

Services

As of 2025, trains service the station every 16-30 minutes from 5am to 11pm. Most services during daytime only runs inside the line, while services during rush hours provide through service to stations like Meitetsu Ichinomiya Station through the Nagoya Main Line.^[5]

References

^ Meitetsu 1994, pp. 209–210.
^ Meitetsu 1994, pp. 992.
^ 「八幡駅付近の高架 14日から使用開始」『交通新聞』交通新聞社、December 10, 1996 3面。
^ "名鉄豊川線の駅別乗降客数ランキング". statresearch.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "豊川稲荷(TK04) 時刻表（豊川線国府・東岡崎・名鉄名古屋方面方面） | 名古屋鉄道". trainbus.meitetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

名古屋鉄道社史 [History of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu. 1961.
名古屋鉄道百年史 [One hundred years of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu. 1994.

[FOOTNOTEMeitetsu1994209–210-1] Meitetsu 1994, pp. 209–210.

[FOOTNOTEMeitetsu1994992-2] Meitetsu 1994, pp. 992.

[3] 「八幡駅付近の高架 14日から使用開始」『交通新聞』交通新聞社、December 10, 1996 3面。

[4] "名鉄豊川線の駅別乗降客数ランキング". statresearch.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[5] "豊川稲荷(TK04) 時刻表（豊川線国府・東岡崎・名鉄名古屋方面方面） | 名古屋鉄道". trainbus.meitetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

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