The Meitetsu 100 series (名鉄100系) is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1978. There is also a 200 series type, operated since 1991, which is very similar to the 100 series. The 100 series and 200 series trains run on the Inuyama Line and Toyota Line and provide through service to the Tsurumai Line in Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1][2]

History

Background

In the 1950s, Toyota saw a surge in population thanks to its local car industry. Despite this increase, no railway connected Toyota to Nagoya, forcing local residents to use cars. The area around Nagoya suffered from frequent traffic congestions due to spike in automobile usage. After a proposal in 1972 proposing around 139km of railway network around Nagoya including existing lines, Meitetsu gave away construction permits for the section between Yagoto and Akaike which was inherited from one of the railway companies Meitetsu absorbed to the Nagoya Municipal Subway, while also building the section between Akaike and Toyotashi Station. The two groups agreed to run through service from Toyotashi to Kami-Otai, which went through the Tsurumai Line and Meitetsu Toyota Line. The Meitetsu 100 series was designed for this through service.[3]

After entering service

References

  1. ^ 100系（地下鉄鶴舞線乗り入れ車両） (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 32, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6
  3. ^ Yuzuhara 1979, p. 73.

Bibliography

  • Yuzuhara, Makoto (December 1979). "豊田線用100系車両の概要". The Railway Pictorial. pp. 73–77.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitetsu_100_series
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