Takehana Line

Meitetsu Takehana Line
Minami-Juku Station
Overview
Type	Commuter Rail
Locale	Kasamatsu Gifu Hashima
Termini	Kasamatsu Shin Hashima
Stations	10
Daily ridership	4,657 (2008)
Website	Takehana Line at Meitetsu
Operation
Opened	1921
Owner	Nagoya Railroad
Technical
Line length	10.3 km (6.40 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary 1500V DC
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)

The Takehana Line (竹鼻線, Takehana-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Kasamatsu with Hashima within Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).

What is today the Meitetsu Takehana Line started when Takehana Railroad (竹鼻鉄道, takehana tetsudō) opened the section of line from Shin-Kasamatsu (now Nishi-Kasamatsu) to Shin-Sakae (now Takehana) on June 25, 1921, electrified at 600 VDC. On April 1, 1929, the line was extended from Shin-Sakae to Ōsu (大須駅, ōsu eki). Takehana Railroad merged with Meitetsu, the present operator, on March 1, 1943.

The voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1962, and in 1982 the Hashima line opened. On October 1, 2001, the section of line between Egira Station and Ōsu Station closed.