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Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line
A 1800 series EMU at Toshima Station in February 2007
Overview
Native name豊橋鉄道渥美線
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations16
Websitewww.toyotetsu.com
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Toyohashi Railroad
Rolling stock1800 series EMUs
History
OpenedJanuary 22, 1924 (1924-January-22)
Technical
Line length18.0 km (11.2 mi)
Number of trackssingle
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Train protection systemATS-PT (compatible with Meitetsu)
Route map

Legend
Up arrowTōkaidō Shinkansen to Nagoya
Up arrowTōkaidō Main Line to Nagoya
Up arrowMeitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu Gifu
Up arrowIida Line to Iida
 Toyohashi Station
Right arrowToyohashi Azumada Main Line (tram)
0.0
 Shin-Toyohashi (新豊橋)
1.0
 Yagyu-bashi (柳生橋)
Yagyu River
Tōkaidō Main LineRight arrow to Tokyo
Tōkaidō ShinkansenRight arrow to Tokyo
1.7
 Koike (小池)
National Route 259
2.5
 Aichidaigakumae (愛知大学前)
3.2
 Minami-Sakae (南栄)
4.3
 Takashi (高師)
5.3
 Ashihara (芦原)
Umeda River
Nishino River
6.3
 Ueta (植田)
7.1
 Mukougaoka (向ヶ丘)
National Route 23
8.5
 Ōshimizu (大清水)
10.7
 Oitsu (老津)
Kamita River
12.7
 Sugiyama (杉山)
14.0
 Yagumadai (やぐま台)
Shijimi River
15.6
 Toshima (豊島)
17.1
 Kambe (神戸)
Shio River
18.0
 Mikawa Tahara (三河田原)

The Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (豊橋鉄道渥美線, Toyohashi Tetsudō Atsumi-sen) is a railway line in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyohashi Railroad ("Toyotetsu"). The line runs from the centre of Toyohashi, traversing the centre of the Atsumi Peninsula, a largely rural district noted also for its hot spring resorts and marine sports as part of Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park. The line is entirely within the cities of Toyohashi and Tahara.

Operation

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The northern terminal station for the Atsumi Line is located at Shin-Toyohashi Station. Most trains run to the southern terminus at Mikawa Tahara Station at approximately 15 minute intervals, with the exception of the last train departing Shin-Toyohashi Station. There are no express trains on the line.[1]

History

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Plans to construct a railway going across the Atsumi Peninsula have been planned since the 15th Division was stationed in Toyohashi.[2] 12 people with the financial help of Keijiro Amemiya planned building a light railway in 1909, but the railway wasn't constructed, and the permit expired. The Amami Light Railway was established in 1918 by locals, but was split on whether the railway should be operated by the government or not, and the privately owned Atsumi Electric Railway (渥美電鉄, Atsumi Dentetsu) was established in 1919 as a result.[3] The company began operations on January 22, 1924 between Takashi and Toshima, electrified at 600 V DC. The line was extended to Kambe in March and to Mikawa Tahara by June 10 of the same year.[4] In the opposite direction, the line was extended to Shin-Toyohashi by May 1925. On April 10, 1926, the now-defunct section of track from Mikawa Tahara to Kurokawahara was completed. Construction of a proposed extension to Mikawa Fukue commenced in 1939, but was later abandoned due to World War II.[5]

On September 1, 1940, the Atsumi Electric Railway was merged into Nagoya Railway. The section between Mikawa Tahara and Kurokawahara and many stations were suspended on June 5, 1944, as an austerity measure. On October 1, 1954, the Toyohashi Railway was spun out from the Nagoya Railway as an independently operating subsidiary. The suspended section from 1944 was permanently closed November of that year.[6][7] Three P-51 Mustang aircraft attacked a train heading to Toyotashi on August 14 ,1945, killing 15 people and injuring an additional 16.[8]

Express train operations began in October 1, 1965. All freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984 and express train operations were discontinued from September 1, 1985. On July 2, 1997 the electrification system was upgraded to 1,500 V DC.[9]

Rolling stock

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1800 series set 1808 in 2014

As of April 2015, the line is operated using a fleet of ten three-car 1800 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains.[10] These trains were modified from former Tokyu 7200 series EMUs.[11] All trains are configured for one-man operation.

Since 2013, the trains are each painted a different colour and carry the names of flowers, as follows.[11]

Set No. Flower name Colour
1801 Rose (ばら, Bara)   Red
1802 Hibiscus (はまぼう, Hamabou)   Brown
1803 Rhododendron (つつじ, Tsutsuji)   Red
1804 Sunflower (ひまわり, Himawari)   Blue
1805 Sweet flag (菖蒲, Shoubu)   Purple
1806 Magnolia (しでこぶし, Shidekobushi)   Light green
1807 Rape blossom (菜の花, Nanohana)   Yellow
1808 Camellia (椿, Tsubaki)   Green
1809 Cherry blossom (桜, Sakura)   Pink
1810 Chrysanthemum (菊, Kiku)   Orange

Stations

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All stations are located in Aichi Prefecture.

No. Image Station name Japanese Distance from
Shin-Toyohashi
(km) 		Transfers Location
1 Shin-Toyohashi 新豊橋 0.0 JR Central (Toyohashi Station)
■ Tokaido Shinkansen, Tokaido Main Line, Iida Line

Meitetsu (Toyohashi Station)

■ Nagoya Main Line

Toyohashi Railroad (Ekimae Station)

■ Azumada Main Line
 Toyohashi
2 Yagyu-bashi 柳生橋 1.0
3 Koike 小池 1.7
4 Aichidaigakumae 愛知大学前 2.5
5 Minami-Sakae 南栄 3.2
6 Takashi 高師 4.3
7 Ashihara 芦原 5.3
8 Ueta 植田 6.3
9 Mukougaoka 向ヶ丘 7.1
10 Ōshimizu 大清水 8.5
11 Oitsu 老津 10.7
12 Sugiyama 杉山 12.7
13 Yagumadai やぐま台 14.0 Tahara
14 Toshima 豊島 15.6
15 Kambe 神戸 17.1
16 Mikawa Tahara 三河田原 18.0

Ridership

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Reference:[12]

No. Station Passengers (2023)
1 Shin-Toyohashi 14,528
2 Yagyu-bashi 1,081
3 Koike 744
4 Aichidaigakumae 4,542
5 Minami-sakae 3,267
6 Takashi 2,236
7 Ashihara 600
8 Ueta 644
9 Mukougaoka 568
10 Ōshimizu 2,566
11 Oitsu 484
12 Sugiyama 409
13 Yagumadai 364
14 Toshima 350
15 Kanbe 379
16 Mikawa Tahara 2,306

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "時刻表・路線図｜豊鉄渥美線【豊橋～田原】｜豊橋鉄道株式会社". www.toyotetsu.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  2. ^ 市電と渥美線 : 豊橋鉄道100年 (in Japanese). 2024. p. 22.
  3. ^ Local Study Group 1993, p. 8.
  4. ^ Local Study Group, p. 94.
  5. ^ Tokuda, Kōichi (2000). 名鉄の廃線跡を歩く 愛執の30路線徹底踏査 (in Japanese). pp. 134–136. ISBN 4-533-03923-5.
  6. ^ "90Anniversary【豊鉄グループの変革】｜豊鉄グループ｜豊橋鉄道株式会社". www.toyotetsu.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  7. ^ 山盛洋介『私鉄沿線』春夏秋冬叢書 2004年8月 p.180
  8. ^ "＜回想列車 渥美線にゆられ＞（１５） 神戸駅：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  9. ^ 豊橋鉄道 7月2日に1500V昇圧運転開始が決定 (in Japanese). Railway Journal. 1997. p. 89.
  10. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  11. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (January 2016). 日本のローカル私鉄 30年前の残照を訪ねて その26 [Japan's rural private railways: Revisiting the afterglow of 30 years ago (Part 26)]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 657. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 112–117.
  12. ^ "路線：渥美線 豊橋鉄道 営業の駅乗降客数ランキング | オープンポータル". opendata-web.site. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

Bibliography

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  • 渥美線 : まぼろしの「豊橋伊良湖岬間鉄道」をめぐって (in Japanese). Atsumi Peninsula Local Study Group. 1993.
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