Taketoyo Line

Taketoyo Line
An image of a 313-1300 series electric multiple unit on the Taketoyo Line.
A 315 series EMU on the Taketoyo Line in March 2024
Overview
Native name武豊線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations10
Websitewebsite
Service
TypeRegional rail
Rolling stock315 series/313 series EMUs
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1886 (1886-03-01)
Technical
Line length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterUrban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route Map (Numbers are distance from Ōbu in kilometers)

0.0
Ōbu (大府)
Prefectural Route 57 (Ōbu overpass)
Prefectural Route 50
River Ishigase
Prefectural Route 246
1.7
Owari-Morioka (尾張森岡)
River Okada
3.1
Ogawa (緒川)
River Myotokuji
4.6
Ishihama (石浜)
6.0
Owari-Ikuji (尾張生路) ~1944
6.8
Higashiura (東浦)
7.2
Fujie (藤江) ~1944
Prefectural Route 46
River Hieda
10.2
Kamezaki (亀崎)
12.8
Okkawa (乙川)
River Juga
National Route 247
14.6
Handa (半田)
River Kobe
16.3
Higashi-Narawa (東成岩)
National Route 247
19.3
Taketoyo (武豊)
River Hori
20.3
Taketoyo-Minato (武豊港) ~1965
An image of a geographically accurate Taketoyo Line route map, annotated in Japanese.
Geographically accurate route map of the line, with nearby railway lines included.

The Taketoyo Line (武豊線, Taketoyo-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, both located in Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Opened in 1886, it was the first railway constructed in the prefecture.

Trains run on the line for approximately 18 hours a day (from roughly 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.) and operate with a 2-car formation every 30 minutes on average. 4-car formation through services to Nagoya Station via the Tōkaidō Main Line are operated every 15 minutes during peak hours.

The line initially opened as the Handa Line for the transportation of building materials for the Tokyo–Osaka railway route via Central Japan. The line was later renamed to Taketoyo Line on May 1, 1886 and began carrying passengers.

Due to demands from passing municipalities and local residents, the line has gone through upgrades, including electrification in 2015. The line features the oldest actively used station building in Japan, located at Kamezaki Station. It also had the oldest overpass bridge in the country near Handa Station before it was demolished and relocated in 2021.