The Chikkō Line (築港線, Chikkō-sen) is a 1.5 km Japanese railway line in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). At Meiden Chikkō, between the line's two stations, there is a connection to the freight-only Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōchiku line.

History

The line was opened in 1924 by the Aichi Electric Railway, electrified at 1,500 V DC, to service the Nagoya Port.[1] The line was double-tracked in 1939, but after being damaged by Typhoon Vera in 1959, the line was repaired as a single track.[citation needed] Although the line used to handle many freight services, they ceased in 1984.[2] A test line for testing maglev trains ran alongside the line between 1991 and 2004, but the line was removed after Linimo opened.[3]

West end of line track diagram

At the start of the March 16, 2024, timetable revision, the fleet of 5000 series four-car trains used on the line were replaced with 3100 series, 3150 series, and 9100 series two-car sets.[4]

Network and operations

Regularly scheduled trains on the line run from 7:00 to 8:28 and 16:44 to 19:44 during weekdays with a frequency of 3~5 trains per hour. Two extra trains are scheduled in 6 a.m., one in 16:14, and three in 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. During weekends, trains run from 7:18 to 8:16 and 16:33 to 17:20 with a frequency of 1~3 trains per hour. Extra trains are scheduled from 17:44 to 21:03 during weekends.[5]

Stations

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
TA03 Ōe 大江 0.0 TA Tokoname Line (TA03) Minami-ku, Nagoya
CH01 Higashi Nagoyakō 東名古屋港 1.5

References

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

  1. "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  2. "名古屋港の「ローカル線」名鉄築港線に乗る 日中の運行本数はゼロでも重要路線". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  3. "名古屋港の「ローカル線」名鉄築港線に乗る 日中の運行本数はゼロでも重要路線 - (2)". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  4. 名鉄築港線の運用車両が変更される [Meitetsu Chikko Line rolling stock changed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. "大江(TA03) 時刻表 ( 築港線 東名古屋港ゆき方面 ) | 名古屋鉄道". trainbus.meitetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2026-07-08.