Meitetsu Seto Line


The Seto Line is a Japanese railway line which connects in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture with in Seto, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. The line is also nicknamed Setoden after the line's former operator Seto Electric Railway.

History

The railway was opened by the Seto Automatic Railway between Owari Seto and Yada in 1905, and extended it to Ōzone the following year. The passenger service was provided by steam-powered railcars, but as these proved to be underpowered, the line was electrified in 1907 at 600 V DC, the company changing its name to Seto Electric Railway at that time. By 1915, the line was extended to Horikawa. In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu. The Horikawa to Shimizu section closed in 1976 to allow for the construction of the new line to Sakaemachi and the connection to the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line, which opened in 1978. The voltage on the line was raised to 1,500 V DC, and freight services ceased the same year.

Operations

Infrastructure

Rolling stock

Station list

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.
No.NameJapaneseDistance from Sakaemachi LocalSemi ExpressExpressConnectionsLocation
栄町0.0●●● Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line, Meijō Line (via Higashi-ku, Nagoya
東大手1.5●●● Naka-ku, Nagoya
清水2.2●|| Kita-ku, Nagoya
尼ヶ坂2.7●|| Kita-ku, Nagoya
森下3.6●|| Higashi-ku, Nagoya
大曽根4.6●●● Chūō Main Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line
Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line		Higashi-ku, Nagoya
矢田5.9●|| Higashi-ku, Nagoya
守山自衛隊前7.0●||Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line (via Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
瓢箪山7.6●|| Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
小幡8.6●●● Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
喜多山9.9●●● Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
大森・金城学院前10.7●●● Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
印場12.2●●| Owariasahi
旭前13.1●●| Owariasahi
尾張旭14.7●●● Owariasahi
三郷16.1●●● Owariasahi
水野18.0●●● Seto
新瀬戸18.7●●● Aichi Loop Line (via Seto
瀬戸市役所前19.4●●● Seto
尾張瀬戸20.6●●●Seto