Taita Line

The Taita Line (太多線, Taita-sen) is a 17.8 km railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Tajimi Station in the city of Tajimi via Kani to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo. The name of the line includes a kanji from each of the terminal stations.

Taita Line
A JR Central KiHa 75 series DMU on the Taita Line in March 2015
Overview
Native name太多線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleGifu Prefecture
TerminiTajimi
Mino-Ōta
Stations8
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)JR Central
Rolling stockKiHa 75 series DMU, KiHa 25 series DMU
History
Opened1926
Technical
Line length17.8 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterMostly urban with a few rural areas
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)

Operations

During the day, service operates at approximately 30 minute intervals. In addition to trains running between Tajimi and Mino-Ōta Stations, there are also trains that enter the Takayama Main Line and run through to Gifu Station. During weekday morning and evening rush hours and on Saturday mornings, a train serves commuters by going to Nagoya Station.

Stations
No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
CI07 Tajimi 多治見 0.0 Chūō Main Line Tajimi Gifu
CI06 Koizumi 小泉 3.2  
CI05 Nemoto 根本 4.8  
CI04 Hime 姫 7.9  
CI03 Shimogiri 下切 9.4   Kani
CI02 Kani 可児 12.8 Meitetsu Hiromi Line (Shin Kani)
CI01 Mino Kawai 美濃川合 15.4   Minokamo
CI00 Mino-Ōta 美濃太田 17.8 Takayama Main Line
Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line

History

The line traces its origin to the Tōnō (Eastern Mino) line, an 11.9 km, 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railway that opened in 1918. The section from Shin-Tajimi to Hiromi Station was nationalized in 1926, named the Taita Line, and regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and extended to Mino-Ōta in 1928.

Passenger trains were replaced by DMUs in 1934, and steam locomotives ceased operating on the line in 1969. From 1 April 1987, with the privatization and division of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) into regional companies, the Taita Line became part of JR Central.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1993.

References
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