Meishō Line
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Mie Prefecture |
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Matsusaka Ise-Okitsu |
| Stations | 15 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | JR Central |
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| Line length | 43.5 km (27.03 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
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The Meishō Line (名松線 Meishō-sen?) is a railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, connecting Matsusaka and Ise-Okitsu stations.
The line takes its name from the kanji characters of the cities of Nabari (名張?) and Matsusaka (松阪?). Although this line was planned to connect them, the section from Ise-Okitsu to Nabari was never built, due to the prior completion of the present Kintetsu Osaka Line.
The section between Matsusaka and Ieki opened in stages between 1929 and 1931, and was extended to Ise-Okitsu in 1935.
Freight services ceased in 1965.
Damage from Typhoon Vera closed the line between Ise-Takehara and Ise-Okitsu for 2 months in 1959.
The entire line was closed for 9 months in 1982/3 due to damage caused by Typhoon Bess.
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