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.
| No. | 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 | ● | | | | | |||
| Morishita | 森下 | 3.6 | ● | | | | | Higashi-ku, Nagoya | ||
| Ōzone | 大曽根 | 4.6 | ● | ● | ● | Chūō Main Line Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō LineNagoya 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
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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.
References
Imao 2008, pp. 45–46. - 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, pp. 745. - Meitetsu (1994). 名古屋鉄道百年史 [Hundred years of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu. ↩
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, 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. ↩
Imao 2008, p. 46. - 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. ↩