Meitetsu Tsushima Line

The Meitetsu Tsushima Line (名鉄津島線, Meitetsu Tsushima-sen) is an 11.8 km (7.33 mi) Japanese railway line which connects Sukaguchi Station in Kiyosu, Aichi with Tsushima Station in Tsushima, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Manaca is accepted at all stations.

Meitetsu Tsushima Line
A Meitetsu 3500 series EMU
Overview
Native name	名鉄津島線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Kiyosu Ama Tsushima Aisai
Termini	Sukaguchi Tsushima
Stations	8
Daily ridership	17,352[1] (2008)
Website	Official page at Meitetsu (in Japanese)
Operation
Opened	1914
Owner	Meitetsu
Technical
Line length	11.8 km (7.33 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph)

Overview

The line opened as dual track interurban operated by the Nagoya Electric Railway which is the predecessor of the Nagoya Railway. It is a commuting route to Tsushima City along the Tsushima Road. Due to the line running through low lying wetland areas, it has been damaged many times by typhoons and sudden downpours.

Operations

There are only a few trains that strictly run confined to the Tsushima line. Most trains provide through service into the Meitetsu Bisai Line bound for Saya Station and more than half the trains through service into the Nagoya Main Line.

In addition, since the regular train of Gifu direction is required to depart from the station in the Nagoya Main Line, Biwajima Branch Point of the Nagoya Main Line-each station stop between the required mouth is still the Tsushima Line direct train is responsible.

Departure time of the day at the Sukaguchi station

Time	Type	Go End
5	Local	Yatomi
22		Saya
35		Yatomi
52		Saya

Departure time of the day at the Tsushima station

Time	Type	Go End	other
2	Local	Sukaguchi
17		Kira-Yoshida	Semi-Express from Sukaguchi Express from Nagoya
32		Sukaguchi
47		Kira-Yoshida	Semi-Express from Sukaguchi Express from Nagoya

■Limited express

This system was established in December 2008 for the convenience of home use in the direction of Tsushima. It is a limited express seat all cars. It is the one that the express of Kowa Line was renewed to the form to extend driving to the Bisai line Saya station only on weekdays evening.[2]

It was set at 18 o'clock in the evening on weekdays-21 o'clock in one hour of the unit, initially Kowa station was originally set, but since the revised in March 2011, Utsumi Station is the first train.

■Express

In December 2008, the Rapid Express (before the revised January 2005 Express) was operated as a direct system of Nishio line has been changed to local Express, the operation of the Tsushima Line as an express is only one morning down the weekday, and two up at night.

In this line, for six-car home except for the first-order station and Tsushima station, Nagoya-2 both do the door cut.

■Semi Express

It is set up in the time zone from morning to evening of weekday evening rush time and Saturday holiday, Bisai line Saya Station-Nishio Line Kira Yoshida Station has two hourly runs (from Meitetsu Nagoya Station to express, part time zone is local express within Nishio line). Because the descending train of the same system becomes usual from the station to which it is required, there is no descending train which runs by local Express in the Tsushima line. In the past, it was operated on weekdays as well as on Saturdays and weekends, but since the Toyoake station system was reduced due to the March 2011 amendment, the system was replaced by the Jingumae station (descending.

Meitetsu Nagoya Station)-Yatomi to take the train between stations, the local express operation of the time zone was lost along with it.

■Local(each stop)

The vertical line, the diamond to contact the express of Nagoya Main Line at the station is subject to the basic. In the current diamond is operated alternately train and Nagoya Main Line direct train between ､ station-Saya station and Yatomi station in any pattern.

As described above, the pattern of non-weekday daytime is assembled in December 2008 revision, it is the one that was changed in March 2011 revision only weekday daytime. It is operated in almost four-car train, in the morning rush up of the weekday is eight-car train, is operated at intervals of about 10 minutes, it has become a pattern to change type to express and express at the station required. Eight-car train of descent that has been set for feeding to these, except for the mouth station, Fujinami Station, Tsushima Station, for 6 both home, Nagoya Way 2 Both do the door cut.

Stations

Local trains stop at all stations.

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Semi Express	Express	Limited Express	Transfers	Location
	Sukaguchi	須ヶ口	0.0	●	●	●	NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	Kiyosu	Aichi
	Jimokuji	甚目寺	2.0	●	●	●		Ama
	Shippō	七宝	3.7	｜	｜	｜
	Kida	木田	5.4	●	●	●
	Aotsuka	青塚	7.3	｜	｜	｜		Tsushima
	Shobata	勝幡	9.0	●	●	●		Aisai
	Fujinami	藤浪	10.2	｜	｜	｜
	Tsushima	津島	11.8	●	●	●	TB BS Meitetsu Bisai Line	Tsushima

References

1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
2. "須ケ口駅発時刻表（平日：月～金）".