Hi, it's Driverwoods 1787 and I present to you another Japanese Airport Commuter Railway this time the Meitetsu Tonkoname Line. The Railway Line was built in the 1910s then extended in the mid-2000s to serve Chubu Airport the main international airport in Aichi Prefecture. Replacing the old Komaki Airport. Map Description Rolling stock Pictures Videos Final Thoughts Map Description The Meitetsu Tonkoname Line runs for 33.5 km from Nagoya Jingu-mae down to Chubu Airport. The first part of the line was completed in August 1913 the Jingu Mae to Tonkoname segment which is the original 29.2 km segment. Fast forward 91 years and 5 months later in January 2005, the line is extended by 4.2 km to Nagoya Chubu Airport IATA code NGO which is built on an island in order to replace the old Komaki Airport. The safety system used is DS-ATC and is electrified to 1.5kv DC track gauge is 1.067m Cape Gauge. Unlike the Shinkansen & some Japanese private railways 1.435m track gauge which is electrified from 1.5v dc all the way to 25kv 60hz western Japan but Eastern Japan 25kv 50 hz Rolling Stock Meitetsu 1700 Series used for Limited Express Service on the Line Exterior Interior Meitetsu 2000 Used for Sky services that stop at major stations on Tonkoname Line then onto Chbu Airport Exterior Interior Meitetsu 2200 Series Used for both Limited Express and Local services Exterior Interior Meitetsu 3500 Series Used for Semi Express services on the Line and continue to different lines via Downtown Nagoya Exterior Interior Final Thoughts Meitetsu Tonkoname Line offers Japanese-style commuter services consisting of Local Semi Express Rapid & Limited Express Services. The exception here the Sky Express Service which only stops at Major stations on the line and ending at Chubu Airport. The Line has two distinct sections original 1910s build from Jingu-Mae to Tonkoname Railway Station. This is then followed by a newer mid-2000s construction down to Chubu Airport via a Viaduct with Slab tracks which is Similar to German High-Speed Lines Koln to Frankfurt the SRM and SNM Munich to Nuremberg. Also includes the Main Spessart Bahn connector to Hannover Wurzberg High Speed Line. Once the rush hour feature is implemented in the game for existing and proposed routes. Once the Tonkoname route is in the game and has a Japanese Rush Hour scene with Standing room only crush loaded with the next train coming 1-5 minutes after the departing train. The sources used are Wikipedia Tonkoname Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitetsu_Tokoname_Line Meitetsu 3500 series pages in English and Japanese Wikipedia https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/名鉄3500系電車_(2代) English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitetsu_3500_series Map source is https://maps-nagoya.com/meitetsu-line-map Pictures Tonkoname Station Original Terminus from August 1913-January 2005 Chubu Airport Railway Station terminus of the Line since January 2005 Jingu-mae Station Line starting point Videos The Video is by AUNZ Railfan and is taken Pre Covid-19 The Video is by Meitetu 2207 Rolling stock is Meitetsu 1200 series taken during Covid-19
Added to the List Of Japanese Route Suggestion Threads. I can see some nice surroundings from the cab video there, plus the rolling stock is different from what we have in other suggested routes, which is always a plus.
I agree and what would make the route more interesting is that if there are other Meitetsu Nagoya Municipal Railway routes made then those trains can appear in this route. One of these trains is a Meitetsu 1200 series which is not seen here normally but is assigned to another line that has a thorough service to Chubu Airport the Terminal station of Tonkoname Line.
