Taita Line
# Taita Line

The Taita Line (太多線, Taita-sen) is a 17.8-kilometer (11.1 mi) railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Tajimi Station in the city of Tajimi via Kani to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo. The name of the line includes a kanji from each of the terminal stations.

## Operations

During the day, service operates at approximately 30 minute intervals. In addition to trains running between Tajimi and Mino-Ōta Stations, there are also trains that enter the Takayama Main Line and run through to Gifu Station. During weekday morning and evening rush hours and on Saturday mornings, a train serves commuters by going to Nagoya Station.

## Stations

| No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CI07 | Tajimi | 多治見 | 0.0 | Chūō Main Line | Tajimi | Gifu |
| CI06 | Koizumi | 小泉 | 3.2 | | Tajimi | Gifu |
| CI05 | Nemoto | 根本 | 4.8 | | Tajimi | Gifu |
| CI04 | Hime | 姫 | 7.9 | | Tajimi | Gifu |
| CI03 | Shimogiri | 下切 | 9.4 | | Kani | Gifu |
| CI02 | Kani | 可児 | 12.8 | Meitetsu Hiromi Line (Shin Kani) | Kani | Gifu |
| CI01 | Mino Kawai | 美濃川合 | 15.4 | | Minokamo | Gifu |
| CI00 | Mino-Ōta | 美濃太田 | 17.8 | Takayama Main Line Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | Minokamo | Gifu |

## History

The line traces its origin to the Tōnō (Eastern Mino) line, an 11.9 km (7.4 mi), 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railway that opened in 1918. The section from Shin-Tajimi to Hiromi Station was nationalized in 1926, named the Taita Line, and regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and extended to Mino-Ōta in 1928.

Passenger trains were replaced by DMUs in 1934, and steam locomotives ceased operating on the line in 1969. From 1 April 1987, with the privatization and division of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) into regional companies, the Taita Line became part of JR Central.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1993.

