Meitetsu Chita New Line

Meitetsu Chita New Line
An image of a Meitetsu 6800 series electric multiple unit.
A 6800 series EMU at Chita Okuda Station
Overview
Other name(s)Chita Line
Native name名鉄知多新線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleTaketoyo
Mihama
Minamichita
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
OpenedJune 5, 1980 (1980-06-05)
Technical
Line length13.9 km (8.64 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map

0.0
Fuki (富貴)
5.8
Kami Noma (上野間)
6.7
Mihama-ryokuen (美浜緑苑)
8.1
Chita Okuda (知多奥田)
9.8
Noma (野間)
13.9
Utsumi (内海)

The Meitetsu Chita New Line (名鉄知多新線, Meitetsu Chita-shin-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Taketoyo with Minamichita within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line features seven tunnels and a maximum grade of 3.4% (approximately 1 in 29). It is the fourth railway line to be constructed in the Chita Peninsula, and the only railway line owned by Meitetsu to be named as a "New Line".