Meitetsu Bisai Line

The Bisai Line (尾西線, Bisai-sen) is a 30.9 km (19.2 mi) Japanese railway line which connects Yatomi Station in Yatomi, Aichi with Tamanoi Station in Ichinomiya, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad).

Bisai Line
A Meitetsu 6000 series EMU
Overview
Native name	尾西線
Status	In service
Owner	Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Yatomi Tamanoi
Stations	22
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Meitetsu
Route number	TB (Yatomi–Tsushima) BS (Machikata–Tamanoi)
Operator(s)	Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Daily ridership	11,897 (FY2008)
History
Opened	1898 (1898)
Technical
Line length	30.9 km (19.20 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map Kansai Main Line 0.0 Yatomi (弥富) Ise Expressway (E23) 2.5 Gonosan (五ノ三) 4.6 Saya (佐屋) 6.6 Hibino (日比野) 8.2 Tsushima (津島) Meitetsu Tsushima Line 9.6 Machikata (町方) 11.1 Rokuwa (六輪) 12.4 Fuchidaka (渕高) 13.4 Marubuchi (丸渕) 14.7 Kami-Marubuchi (上丸渕) 16.2 Morikami (森上) 17.3 Yamazaki (山崎) 18.7 Tamano (玉野) River Nikko Tōkaidō Shinkansen 20.2 Hagiwara (萩原) 21.3 Futago (二子) Tōmei Expressway (E1) 22.5 Kariyasuka (苅安賀) 23.2 Kannonji (観音寺) Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Owari-Ichinomiya (尾張一宮) 25.3 Meitetsu Ichinomiya (名鉄一宮) Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line 26.0 Nishi-Ichinomiya (西一宮) River Nikko Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway (E41) 28.1 Kaimei (開明) River Nobu 29.4 Okuchō (奥町) 30.9 Tamanoi (玉ノ井)

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Local	Semi Express	Express	Limited Express	Transfers	Location
	Yatomi	弥富	0.0	●				Kansai Main Line (CJ05) Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Yatomi: E11)	Yatomi
	Gonosan	五ノ三	2.5	●
	Saya	佐屋	4.6	●	●	●	●		Aisai
	Hibino	日比野	6.6	●	●	●	●
	Tsushima	津島	8.2	●	●	●	●	Tsushima Line (TB07)	Tsushima
	Machikata	町方	9.6	●					Aisai
	Rokuwa	六輪	11.1	●					Inazawa
	Fuchidaka	渕高	12.4	●					Aisai
	Marubuchi	丸渕	13.4	●					Inazawa
	Kami-Marubuchi	上丸渕	14.7	●
	Morikami	森上	16.2	●
	Yamazaki	山崎	17.3	●
	Tamano	玉野	18.7	●					Ichinomiya
	Hagiwara	萩原	20.2	●
	Futago	二子	21.3	●
	Kariyasuka	苅安賀	22.5	●
	Kannonji	観音寺	23.2	●
	Meitetsu Ichinomiya	名鉄一宮	25.3	●				Nagoya Main Line (NH50) Tōkaidō Main Line (Owari-Ichinomiya: CA72)
	Nishi-Ichinomiya	西一宮	26.0	●
	Kaimei	開明	28.1	●
	Okuchō	奥町	29.4	●
	Tamanoi	玉ノ井	30.9	●

History

The Yatomi to Tsushima section was opened in 1898 by the Bisai Railway, and was extended to Ichinomiya in 1900. In 1914, the line was extended to Tamanoi and Kisogawa-Bashi (since closed), and a freight-only line to Kiso-Minato opened in 1918.

The Kiso-Minato to Morikami section was electrified at 600 V DC in 1922, and extended to Yatomi the following year. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1925.

In 1948, the voltage on the Yatomi to Tsushima section was raised to 1,500 V DC, with this increase extended to the rest of the line in 1952. The Kiso-Minato to Tamanoi section closed in 1959. The Tsushima to Morikami section was double-tracked between 1967 and 1974.

References

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