The name of the Central Japan Railway Company's track. The line stretches 195.8 km from Toyohashi (Aichi Prefecture) to Tatsuno (Nagano Prefecture), with double tracks only between Toyohashi and Toyokawa, and single tracks the rest of the way, and the entire line is DC electrified. It runs through the valleys of the Toyokawa and Tenryu rivers, connecting the Tokaido Main Line and the Chuo Main Line. Along the line are the cities of Toyokawa, Shinshiro, Iida, Komagane, and Ina, as well as tourist spots such as Mount Horaiji, Sakuma Dam, and Tenryukyo. It was originally built by four private railways: Toyokawa Railway (Toyohashi-Nagashino (now Oomi), opened 1897-1900, electrified in 1925), Horaiji Railway (Nagashino-Kawai (now Mikawakawai), opened 1923, electrified in 1925), Sanshin Railway (Mikawakawai-Tenryukyo, electrified opened 1932-1937), and Ina Electric Railway (Tenryukyo-Tatsuno, electrified opened 1909-1927), and was nationalized in 1943 (Showa 18) and became the Iida Line. In 1987, following the division and privatization of the Japanese National Railways, it became part of the Central Japan Railway Company. With the construction of Sakuma Dam, the line between Sakuma and Ozore was submerged and the route was changed to go through the valley of the Misakubo River and the Ohara Tunnel (5,063 meters long). [Eiichi Aoki] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
東海旅客鉄道の線路名称。豊橋(とよはし)(愛知県)―辰野(たつの)(長野県)間195.8キロメートル、豊橋―豊川間のみ複線、その他は単線、全線直流電化。豊川と天竜川の河谷を走り、東海道本線と中央本線を結ぶ。沿線には豊川、新城(しんしろ)、飯田、駒ヶ根(こまがね)、伊那(いな)などの諸都市や、鳳来寺(ほうらいじ)山、佐久間(さくま)ダム、天竜峡などの観光地がある。もとは豊川鉄道(豊橋―長篠(ながしの)〈現、大海(おおみ)〉、1897~1900年開業、1925年電化)、鳳来寺鉄道(長篠―川合〈現、三河川合〉、1923年開業、1925年電化)、三信(さんしん)鉄道(三河川合―天竜峡、1932~1937年電化開業)、伊那電気鉄道(天竜峡―辰野、1909~1927年電化開業)の四私鉄によって建設され、1943年(昭和18)国有化されて飯田線となった。1987年、日本国有鉄道の分割民営化に伴い、東海旅客鉄道に所属。佐久間ダムの建設に伴って、佐久間―大嵐(おおぞれ)間の路線が水没し、水窪(みさくぼ)川の谷や大原トンネル(長さ5063メートル)経由の路線に変更された。 [青木栄一] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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