Meitetsu Seto Line

Meitetsu Seto Line
An image of a Meitetsu 4000 series electric multiple unit.
A Meitetsu 4000 series EMU on the Seto Line
Overview
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Rolling stock
History
OpenedApril 2, 1905 (1905-04-02)
Technical
Line length20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Meijō Line
 Sakae (栄)
Left arrow Higashiyama Line Right arrow
Down arrow Meijō Line
0.0
 Sakaemachi (栄町)
1.5
 Higashiōte (東大手)
Route 1 (Nagoya Expressway)
2.2
 Shimizu (清水)
2.7
 Amagasaka (尼ヶ坂)
3.6
 Morishita (森下)
Up arrow Chūō Main Line
4.6
 Ōzone (大曽根)
Left arrow Meijō Line Right arrow
Left arrow Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Right arrow Chūō Main Line
5.9
 Yada (矢田)
River Yada
7.0
 Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae (守山自衛隊前)
7.6
 Hyōtan-yama (瓢箪山)
8.6
 Obata (小幡)
9.9
 Kitayama (喜多山)
10.7
 Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae (大森・金城学院前)
Tōmei Expressway (E1)
12.2
 Inba (印場)
13.1
 Asahi-mae (旭前)
Owari Asahi depot
14.7
 Owari Asahi (尾張旭)
16.1
 Sangō (三郷)
18.0
 Mizuno (水野)
18.7
 Shin Seto (新瀬戸)
Setoshi (瀬戸市) Left arrow Aichi Loop Line Right arrow
19.4
 Seto-Shiyakusho-mae (瀬戸市役所前)
20.6
 Owari Seto (尾張瀬戸)

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.

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Local Semi Express Express Connections Location
ST01 Sakaemachi 栄町 0.0 ● ● ● Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line, Meijō Line (via Sakae) Higashi-ku, Nagoya
ST02 Higashiōte 東大手 1.5 ● ● ●   Naka-ku, Nagoya
ST03 Shimizu 清水 2.2 ● | |   Kita-ku, Nagoya
ST04 Amagasaka 尼ヶ坂 2.7 ● | |  
ST05 Morishita 森下 3.6 ● | |   Higashi-ku, Nagoya
ST06 Ōzone 大曽根 4.6 ● ● ● Chūō Main Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line
Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line
ST07 Yada 矢田 5.9 ● | |  
ST08 Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae 守山自衛隊前 7.0 ● | | Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line (via Moriyama) Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
ST09 Hyōtan-yama 瓢箪山 7.6 ● | |  
ST10 Obata 小幡 8.6 ● ● ●  
ST11 Kitayama 喜多山 9.9 ● ● ●  
ST12 Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae 大森・金城学院前 10.7 ● ● ●  
ST13 Inba 印場 12.2 ● ● |   Owariasahi
ST14 Asahi-mae 旭前 13.1 ● ● |  
ST15 Owari Asahi 尾張旭 14.7 ● ● ●  
ST16 Sangō 三郷 16.1 ● ● ●  
ST17 Mizuno 水野 18.0 ● ● ●   Seto
ST18 Shin Seto 新瀬戸 18.7 ● ● ● Aichi Loop Line (via Setoshi)
ST19 Seto-Shiyakusho-mae 瀬戸市役所前 19.4 ● ● ●  
ST20 Owari Seto 尾張瀬戸 20.6 ● ● ●  

Rolling stock

Former rolling stock

History

The Seto Automatic Railway opened the Owari Seto to Yada section in 1905, and extended it to Ozone the following year. 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.[citation needed]

In 1911, the line was extended to Horikawa (since closed), and the Horikawa to Ozone section was double-tracked in 1914. The Ozone to Owari Seto section was double-tracked between 1921 and 1929.[citation needed]

In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu. 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.[citation needed]

References

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

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