Native name 名鉄河和線 Locale Chita Peninsula Line length 28.8 km (17.9 mi) Owner Meitetsu | Type Commuter rail Stations 19 Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |
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Terminis Kōwa Station, Ōtagawa Station | ||
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The Meitetsu Kōwa Line (名鉄河和線, Meitetsu Kōwa-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Tōkai with Mihama within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Meitetsu.
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History
The Chita Electric Railway Co. opened the Otagawa - Kowaguchi section for passenger services, electrified at 1500 VDC, in 1931/32. Freight services commenced in 1933, and in 1935 the line was extended to Kowa.
The company merged with Meitetsu in 1943, and the section from Otagawa to Kowaguchi was duplicated between 1960 and 1974.
References
Meitetsu Kōwa Line Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA