Ise Railway Ise Line

"Ise III" type DMU

The Ise Line (伊勢線, Ise-sen^?) is a Japanese railway line in Mie Prefecture, between Kawarada Station, Yokkaichi and Tsu Station, Tsu. This is the only railway line Ise Railway (伊勢鉄道, Ise Tetsudō^?) operates. The company is called for short as Isetetsu (伊勢鉄^?). The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1987. The line was originally built as a short cut route between Nagoya and south Kii Peninsula (Kisei Main Line). As such, Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) limited express trains "Nanki" and rapid train "Mie" still utilise the line, providing the primary revenue stream for the company. The line also transports spectators when Formula One World Championship Japanese Grand Prix is held at Suzuka Circuit (1987-2006, 2009-).

Basic data

Distance: 22.3 km (13.9 mi)
Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Stations: 10
Track: Double between Kawarada - Nakaseko
Electric supply: None
Railway signalling: Automatic
Maximum speed at service
- Limited express and rapid: 110 km/h (70 mph)
- Local: 100 km/h (60 mph)

The line was opened by JNR in 1973, and transferred to the Ise Railway Co. in 1987.

In 1993 the Kawarada - Nakaseko was duplicated, and freight services ceased in 2013.

All stations are in Mie Prefecture.

Key:

L: Local (普通 Futsū^?)

R: Rapid "Mie" (快速「みえ」 Kaisoku Mie^?)

E: limited express "Nanki"

smaller keys show that part of trains stop on the days of racing events at Suzuka Circuit

Number	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Stop	Connecting lines	Location
1	Yokkaichi	四日市	6.9	LRE	Kansai Main Line Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Yokkaichi) with bus connection	Yokkaichi
2	Minami-Yokkaichi	南四日市	3.7	L
3	Kawarada	河原田	0.0	L	Kansai Main Line
4	Suzuka	鈴鹿	3.8	LRE		Suzuka
5	Tamagaki	玉垣	7.0	L
6	Suzuka Circuit Inō	鈴鹿サーキット稲生	9.1	Lre
7	Tokuda	徳田	11.1	L
8	Nakaseko	中瀬古	12.7	LR
9	Ise-Ueno	伊勢上野	14.0	L		Tsu
10	Kawage	河芸	16.4	L
11	Higashi-Ishinden	東一身田	19.4	L
12	Tsu	津	22.3	LRE	Kisei Main Line Kintetsu Nagoya Line

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia