Meitetsu Hashima Line

Meitetsu Hashima Line
File:Shin-Hashima.jpg Shin-Hashima Station
Overview
Type	Commuter Rail
Locale	Hashima, Gifu
Termini	Egira Shin-Hashima
Stations	2
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)
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 at Wikimedia Commons

References

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