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Meitetsu Seto Line

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Seto Line
An image of a Meitetsu 4000 series electric multiple unit.
A Meitetsu 4000 series EMU on the Seto Line
Overview
Native name瀬戸線
StatusIn service
OwnerNagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Line numberST
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMeitetsu
Operator(s)Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock
History
OpenedApril 2, 1905; 121 years ago (1905-04-02)
Technical
Line length20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Meijō Line
 Sakae (栄)
Left arrow Higashiyama Line Right arrow
Down arrow Meijō Line
0.0
 Sakaemachi (栄町)
1.5
 Higashiōte (東大手)
Route 1 (Nagoya Expressway)
2.2
 Shimizu (清水)
2.7
 Amagasaka (尼ヶ坂)
3.6
 Morishita (森下)
Up arrow Chūō Main Line
4.6
 Ōzone (大曽根)
 Left arrow Meijō Line Right arrow
Left arrow Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Right arrow Chūō Main Line
5.9
 Yada (矢田)
 River Yada
7.0
 Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae (守山自衛隊前)
7.6
 Hyōtan-yama (瓢箪山)
8.6
 Obata (小幡)
9.9
 Kitayama (喜多山)
10.7
 Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae (大森・金城学院前)
 Tōmei Expressway (E1)
12.2
 Inba (印場)
13.1
 Asahi-mae (旭前)
 Owari Asahi depot
14.7
 Owari Asahi (尾張旭)
16.1
 Sangō (三郷)
18.0
 Mizuno (水野)
18.7
 Shin Seto (新瀬戸)
Setoshi (瀬戸市) Left arrow Aichi Loop Line Right arrow
19.4
 Seto-Shiyakusho-mae (瀬戸市役所前)
20.6
 Owari Seto (尾張瀬戸)

The Seto Line (瀬戸線, Seto-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Sakaemachi in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture with Owari Seto in Seto, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. The line is also nicknamed Setoden (瀬戸電) after the line's former operator Seto Electric Railway (瀬戸電気鉄道, Seto Denki Tetsudō).[2]

History

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The railway was opened by the Seto Automatic Railway (瀬戸自動鉄道, Seto Jidō Tetsudō) between Owari Seto and Yada on 2 April 1905, and extended it to Ōzone the following year on 1 March.[3][4] The passenger service was provided by Serpollet [ja] steam-powered railcars, but these proved to be underpowered and unreliable. The line was soon electrified with the first electric-powered train running on 17 March 1907 with 600 V DC. The company changed its name to Seto Electric Railway (瀬戸電気鉄道, Seto Denki Tetsudō) in December 1906.[5][4] By 1 October 1911, the line was extended to Horikawa, in the outer moat of Nagoya Castle.[4] The line was duplicated by December 1929.[4] In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu.[6][4] As the line were isolated from any other Meitetsu railway lines, rolling stock used in the line at this time were trains built by Seto Electric Railway or older trains relocated from the main lines of Meitetsu. Some older station buildings from the initial days of the line, such as the station buildings of Ōzone and Owari Seto were also used into the late Shōwa era.[4]

The Horikawa to Shimizu section closed on 15 February 1976[4] 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.[7]

Operations

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Infrastructure

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Rolling stock

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Station list

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All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No. Name Japanese Distance from Sakaemachi (km)[8] Local Semi Express Express Connections Location
ST01 Sakaemachi 栄町 0.0 ●●●
Higashiyama Line (H10)
Meijō Line (M05)
 Higashi-ku, Nagoya
ST02 Higashiōte 東大手 1.5 ●●●   Naka-ku, Nagoya
ST03 Shimizu 清水 2.2 ●||   Kita-ku, Nagoya
ST04 Amagasaka 尼ヶ坂 2.7 ●||  
ST05 Morishita 森下 3.6 ●||   Higashi-ku, Nagoya
ST06 Ōzone 大曽根 4.6 ●●●
ST07 Yada 矢田 5.9 ●||  
ST08 Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae 守山自衛隊前 7.0 ●|| Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line (via Moriyama :Y04) Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
ST09 Hyōtan-yama 瓢箪山 7.6 ●||  
ST10 Obata 小幡 8.6 ●●●  
ST11 Kitayama 喜多山 9.9 ●●●  
ST12 Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae 大森・金城学院前 10.7 ●●●  
ST13 Inba 印場 12.2 ●●|   Owariasahi
ST14 Asahi-mae 旭前 13.1 ●●|  
ST15 Owari Asahi 尾張旭 14.7 ●●●  
ST16 Sangō 三郷 16.1 ●●●  
ST17 Mizuno 水野 18.0 ●●●   Seto
ST18 Shin Seto 新瀬戸 18.7 ●●● Aichi Loop Line (via Setoshi: 21)
ST19 Seto-Shiyakusho-mae 瀬戸市役所前 19.4 ●●●  
ST20 Owari Seto 尾張瀬戸 20.6 ●●●

References

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

  1. 1 2 Soiri 2025, p. 147.
  2. ↑ Shimizu 2016, p. 234.
  3. ↑ Imao 2008, pp. 45–46.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tokuda 2013, p. 110.
  5. ↑ Meitetsu 1994, pp. 745.
  6. ↑ Imao 2008, p. 45.
  7. ↑ Imao 2008, p. 46.
  8. ↑ Sugiura 2023, pp. 64–65.

Bibliography

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  • Imao, Keisuke (2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 [Japan Railway Travel Atlas] (in Japanese). pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-4-10-790025-8.
  • Meitetsu (1994). 名古屋鉄道百年史 [Hundred years of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu.
  • Kawashima, Ryozo (2009). 東海道ライン全線・全駅・全配線 第5巻 名古屋駅-米原エリア [Tokaido Line all route diagrams part 5 - Nagoya-Maibara Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-270015-3.
  • Sugiura, Makoto (16 January 2023). 名古屋鉄道のすべて 改訂版 (鉄道まるわかり008) [Everything about Nagoya Railroad Revised edition] (in Japanese). Tabi To Tetsudo. ISBN 978-4635824569.
  • Shimizu, Takeshi (24 March 2016). 名古屋鉄道　各駅停車 [Nagoya Railroad All Stations] (in Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8003-0800-9.
  • Soiri, Masashi (25 September 2025). 全国鉄道路線大全 2025-2026 (in Japanese). Ikaros Publications. ISBN 978-4-8022-1637-1.
  • Tokuda, Kōichi (May 2013). 名鉄電車 昭和ノスタルジー [Meitetsu trains Showa nostalgia] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. ISBN 978-4-533-09166-7.
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