Meitetsu Nishio Line

The Meitetsu Nishio Line (名鉄西尾線, Meitetsu Nishio-sen) is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, connecting Shin Anjō and Kira Yoshida. It originally included a branch from Nishio-guchi to Okazaki-shin on the Tokaido Main Line, which closed in 1962 (see History section below).

Meitetsu Nishio Line
A Meitetsu 3500 series EMU crossing the Yonezu Bridge
Overview
Native name名鉄西尾線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAnjō
Nishio
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
Opened1911
Technical
Line length24.7 km (15.35 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

0.0
Shin Anjō (新安城)
2.6
Kita Anjō (北安城)
4.0
Minami Anjō (南安城)
5.7
Hekikai Furui (碧海古井)
6.7
Horiuchikōen (堀内公園)
7.9
Sakurai (桜井)
9.5
Minami Sakurai (南桜井)
11.6
Yonezu (米津)
Kanori River
Yahagi River
13.0
Sakuramachi-mae (桜町前)
14.2
Nishioguchi (西尾口)
15.0
Nishio (西尾)
17.4
Fukuchi (福地)
20.5
Kami Yokosuka (上横須賀)
24.7
Kira Yoshida (吉良吉田)
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