Meishō Line

Meishō Line
KiHa 11 series DMU on the line in 2023
Overview
Native name名松線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleMie Prefecture
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR Central
Rolling stockKiHa 11 series DMU
History
Opened25 August 1929 (25 August 1929)
Last extension5 December 1935
Technical
Line length43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map

km
0.0
Matsusaka
4.2
Kaminoshō
7.0
Gongemmae
11.7
Ise-Hata
13.0
Ichishi
Kawai-Takaoka
15.6
Isegi
18.5
Ise-Ōi
Chūsei Railway
21.3
Ise-Kawaguchi
23.3
Sekinomiya
25.8
Ieki
29.5
Ise-Takehara
33.8
Ise-Kamakura
36.6
Ise-Yachi
39.7
Hitsu
43.5
Ise-Okitsu

The Meishō Line (名松線, Meishō-sen) is a rural, regional railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, connecting Matsusaka station in Matsusaka and Ise-Okitsu station in Tsu.

The line takes its name from the kanji characters of the cities of Nabari () and Matsusaka (). Although this line was planned to connect them, the section from Ise-Okitsu to Nabari was never built, due to the prior completion of the present Kintetsu Osaka Line.