Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
An image of a Meitetsu 6800 series electric multiple unit on Toyokawa line. A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄豊川線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini	Kō Toyokawa-Inari
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail classified as Tram
History
Opened	25 December 1954 (1954-12-25)
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) Up arrow File:BSicon CONTg.svg Kō (国府) 0.0 File:BSicon HUBaq.svg File:BSicon HST.svg File:BSicon HUBeq.svg File:BSicon KHSTa.svg Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Toyohashi (豊橋) Down arrow File:BSicon CONTf.svg File:BSicon hSTRa@f.svg File:BSicon hKRZW.svg Nishikose River Yawata (八幡) 2.5 File:BSicon hHST AUSW.svg File:BSicon hSTRe@g.svg File:BSicon PSLl.svg Suwachō (諏訪町) 4.4 File:BSicon HST(L).svg Inariguchi (稲荷口) 6.0 File:BSicon HST AUSW.svg File:BSicon STR.svg File:BSicon CONTg.svg Up arrow Iida Line to Iida (飯田) Toyokawa-inari (豊川稲荷) 7.2 File:BSicon HUBaq.svg File:BSicon KHSTe.svg File:BSicon HUBeq.svg File:BSicon HST.svg Toyokawa (豊川) File:BSicon CONTf.svg Down arrow Iida Line to Toyohashi (豊橋駅)

The Meitetsu Toyokawa Line (名鉄豊川線, Meitetsu Toyokawa-sen) is a railway line in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line connects Kō Station in the western part of Toyokawa with Toyokawa-inari Station in the eastern part of Toyokawa.

History

The line was constructed during the Pacific War in 1945 to carry commuters to the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal. The construction materials were taken from lines suspended or converted into a single-track line, and the trains were also taken from existing lines. As the line was originally named Toyokawa Shinai Line (豊川市内線) and built with tram standards, the line is covered by the Tramways Act. The section between Kō and Suwachō opened on 18 February 1945. However, the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal becomes defunct after air raids in August 1945. After the end of World War II, the line was started to be used by passengers to visit the Toyokawa Inari.

The voltage of the line was increased to 1,500 V in 1953. The line extended to Toyokawa-inari the next year. This extension made the Kozakai Branch Line branching from Ina to Kozakai redundant, which was closed at the same time. The area around Yawata Station was elevated in 1996.

Stations

No.	Image	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers
NH04	File:Kou Station (east gate).jpg	Kō	国府	0.0	■ Nagoya Main Line
TK01	File:Yawata Station, in Toyokawa, Aichi (2015-08-14) 01.jpg	Yawata	八幡	2.5
TK02	File:Suwacho Station (2008.01.19 1).jpg	Suwachō	諏訪町	4.4
TK03	File:MT-Inariguchi Station-Building 1.jpg	Inariguchi	稲荷口	6.0
TK01	File:MT-Toyokawa-inari Station-Building 2022.jpg	Toyokawa-inari	豊川稲荷	7.2	Iida Line

Ridership

Reference:

No.	Station name	Passengers (2022)
NH04	Kō	9,034
TK01	Yawata	2,409
TK02	Suwachō	4,109
TK03	Inariguchi	964
TK04	Toyokawa-inari	4,600

Services

As of 2025, trains service the station every 16-30 minutes from 5am to 11pm. Most services during daytime only runs inside the line, while services during rush hours provide through service to stations like Meitetsu Ichinomiya Station through the Nagoya Main Line.