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Nagoya Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha, publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows. While the Panorama Super train is used extensively for the railroad's limited express service, the older and more energy-consuming Panorama Car train has been retired, the last run being on 27 December 2008.
In the Tōkai region around Nagoya, it is a central firm of the Meitetsu Group, which is involved in transport, retailer, service industry, and real estate, among other industries.
As of March 2023, Meitetsu operated of track, 275 stations, and 1,076 train cars, being one of the largest private railway companies in Japan.
Over time, Meitetsu has acquired many small railway and interurban companies in the Nagoya area, many of whom were constructed and operated before and during World War II. For example, Meitetsu acquired its Kōwa Line on the Chita Peninsula from its merger with Chita Railroad on February 1, 1943, and it acquired its Mikawa Line from its merger with Mikawa Railroad.
Meitetsu is famous for its red trains, including its famous 7000 series "Panorama Car" which was retired in 2009 after a career lasting nearly half a century. The most recent cars, however, are not solid red but rather brushed steel as in the case of the 4000 series and 5000 series, or white as in the case of the 1700 series and 2000 series.
While the company used to engage in the freight business and still possesses some freight locomotives, it no longer carries freight on a regular basis.
| Main | Nagoya Main Line | 名古屋本線 | Toyohashi - Meitetsu Gifu | 99.8 |
| Eastern Aichi (Mikawa Province) | Toyokawa Line | 豊川線 | Kō - Toyokawa-inari | 7.2 |
| Nishio Line | 西尾線 | Shin Anjō - Kira Yoshida | 24.7 | |
| Gamagōri Line | 蒲郡線 | Kira Yoshida - Gamagōri | 17.6 | |
| Mikawa Line | 三河線 | Sanage Station - Hekinan Station | 39.8 | |
| Toyota Line | 豊田線 | Umetsubo Station - Akaike | 15.2 | |
| Chita Peninsula | Tokoname Line | 常滑線 | Jingū-mae - Tokoname Station | 29.3 |
| Airport Line | 空港線 | Tokoname - Central Japan Int'l Airport | 4.2 | |
| Chikkō Line | 築港線 | Ōe - Higashi Nagoyakō | 1.5 | |
| Kōwa Line | 河和線 | Ōtagawa - Kōwa | 28.8 | |
| Chita New Line | 知多新線 | Fuki Station - Utsumi Station | 13.9 | |
| Western Aichi (Owari Province) | Seto Line | 瀬戸線 | Sakaemachi - Owari Seto | 20.6 |
| Tsushima Line | 津島線 | Sukaguchi - Tsushima Station | 11.8 | |
| Bisai Line | 尾西線 | Yatomi Station - Tamanoi Station | 30.9 | |
| Northern Aichi and Gifu prefecture | Inuyama LineThrough operation to/from the Nagoya Municipal Subway Tsurumai Line | 犬山線 | Biwajima Junction - Shin Unuma | 26.8 |
| Kakamigahara Line | 各務原線 | Meitetsu Gifu - Shin Unuma | 17.6 | |
| Hiromi Line | 広見線 | Inuyama Station - Mitake | 22.3 | |
| Komaki LineThrough operation to/from the Nagoya Municipal Subway Kamiiida Line | 小牧線 | Kamiiida Station - Inuyama | 20.4 | |
| Takehana Line | 竹鼻線 | Kasamatsu - Egira Station | 10.3 | |
| Hashima Line | 羽島線 | Egira - Shin Hashima | 1.3 |
The following are the train types that Meitetsu operates today, as well as selected types that Meitetsu has retired.
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