Meitetsu Chita New Line

Chita New Line
A Meitetsu 6800 series at Chita Okuda Station
Overview
Other name	Chita Line
Native name	知多新線
Owner	Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Line number	KC
Locale	Taketoyo Mihama Minamichita
Termini	Fuki Utsumi
Stations	6
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Meitetsu
Operator(s)	Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock	Reference: List Meitetsu 2000 series Meitetsu 2200 series Meitetsu 1700 series Meitetsu 1200 series Meitetsu 1800 series Meitetsu 3500 series Meitetsu 3700 series Meitetsu 3100 series Meitetsu 3300 series Meitetsu 3150 series Meitetsu 3300 series Meitetsu 4000 series Meitetsu 5700 series Meitetsu 6000 series Meitetsu 6500 series Meitetsu 6800 series Meitetsu 5000 series Meitetsu 9500 series
History
Opened	June 30, 1974 (June 30, 1974)
Completed	5 June 1980
Technical
Line length	13.9 km (8.64 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map Meitetsu Kōwa Line to Ōtagawa (太田川) 0.0 Fuki (富貴) Meitetsu Kōwa Line to Kōwa (河和) 5.8 Kami Noma (上野間) 6.7 Mihama-ryokuen (美浜緑苑) 8.1 Chita Okuda (知多奥田) 9.8 Noma (野間) 13.9 Utsumi (内海)

The Chita New Line (知多新線, Chita-shin-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Aichi Prefecture connecting Taketoyo with Minamichita. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).

The line was constructed as part of Meitetsu's effort to develop the southern Chita Peninsula. The company encountered difficulties constructing the line such as the discovery of a shell midden. The line was completed on 5 June 1980, although residential development along the line was restricted by the time the line was complete due to the Japanese land law. The entire line is single-tracked.