Meitetsu Hashima Line

Meitetsu Hashima Line
Shin-Hashima Station
Overview
Type	Commuter Rail
Locale	Hashima, Gifu
Termini	Egira Shin-Hashima
Stations	2
Daily ridership	808 [1] (2008)
Website	Meitetsu
Operation
Opened	1982
Owner	Nagoya Railroad
Technical
Line length	1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary 1500V DC
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

The Hashima Line (羽島線 Hashima-sen) is a Japanese railway line entirely within Hashima, Gifu Prefecture. It is owned by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), and operated as an extension of the Takehana line, providing a connection to the Tokaido Shinkansen at Gifu-Hashima Station.

History

Proposed in 1962, land acquisition difficulties prevented construction starting until 1978, and the line opened in 1982.

Stations

Name		Distance (km)	Connections
Egira	江吉良	0.0	Nagoya Railroad: Takehana Line
Shin Hashima	新羽島	1.3	JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Gifu-Hashima)

See also

• Media related to Meitetsu Hashima Line at Wikimedia Commons

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.