Ina Electric Railway

...The main stops are Toyokawa City, Iida City, and Ina City from Toyohashi side. The Toyokawa Railway built and started business between Toyohashi and Ohmi, the Horaiji Railway between Ohmi and Mikawakawaai, the Sanshin Railway between Mikawakawaai and Tenryukyo, and the Ina Electric Railway between Tenryukyo and Tatsuno. In August 1943, the government bought them and the whole line was combined to form the Iida Line. Along the line are Mount Horaiji, the ruins of Nagashino Castle, Tenryukyo, and other sites, and the line has trailheads for the Central and Southern Alps. ...

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Ina Electric Railway are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…おもな経由地は豊橋側から豊川市，飯田市，伊那市である。豊橋～大海間を豊川鉄道，大海～三河川合間を鳳来寺鉄道，三河川合～天竜峡間を三信鉄道，天竜峡～辰野間を伊那電気鉄道がそれぞれ建設し営業を開始したが，1943年8月政府が買収し，全線を合わせて飯田線とした。沿線には鳳来寺山，長篠古城址，天竜峡等があり，中央･南アルプスの登山口をもつ。…

※「伊那電気鉄道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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