| Taita Line | |
| Native Name: | 太多線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | Regional rail |
| Status: | In operation |
| Locale: | Gifu Prefecture |
| Stations: | 8 |
| Open: | 1926 |
| Owner: | JR Central |
| Operator: | JR Central |
| Character: | Mostly urban with a few rural areas |
| Stock: | KiHa 75 series DMU, KiHa 25 series DMU |
| Tracks: | Entirely single-track |
| Electrification: | None |
| Signalling: | Single track automatic closed block |
| Trainprotection: | ATS-PT |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is a 17.8km (11.1miles) railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Tajimi Station in the city of Tajimi via Kani to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo. The name of the line includes a kanji from each of the terminal stations.
During the day, service operates at approximately 30 minute intervals. In addition to trains running between Tajimi and Mino-Ōta Stations, there are also trains that enter the Takayama Main Line and run through to Gifu Station. During weekday morning and evening rush hours and on Saturday mornings, a train serves commuters by going to Nagoya Station.
| No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多治見 | 0.0 | Chūō Main Line | Tajimi | Gifu | ||
| 小泉 | 3.2 | |||||
| 根本 | 4.8 | |||||
| 姫 | 7.9 | |||||
| 下切 | 9.4 | Kani | ||||
| 可児 | 12.8 | Meitetsu Hiromi Line | ||||
| 美濃川合 | 15.4 | Minokamo | ||||
| 美濃太田 | 17.8 | Takayama Main Line Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
The line traces its origin to the Tōnō (Eastern Mino) line, an, gauge railway that opened in 1918. The section from Shin-Tajimi to Hiromi Station was nationalized in 1926, named the Taita Line, and regauged to, and extended to Mino-Ōta in 1928.
Passenger trains were replaced by DMUs in 1934, and steam locomotives ceased operating on the line in 1969. From 1 April 1987, with the privatization and division of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) into regional companies, the Taita Line became part of JR Central.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1993.