Toyohashi is an important rail hub in eastern Aichi Prefecture, positioned between Nagoya and Hamamatsu on the Tokaido corridor. The city has one main intercity rail complex centered on Toyohashi Station, with adjacent Shin-Toyohashi used by Toyohashi Railroad. JR Central operates Shinkansen and conventional JR services, while Meitetsu links Toyohashi with the private railway network toward central Aichi.
Services from Toyohashi include Tokaido Shinkansen trains, JR Central rapid and local trains on the Tokaido Main Line, JR services on the Iida Line into the inland mountain corridor, Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line trains, and Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line regional trains. Toyohashi Station is the main train station for long-distance trains from Toyohashi, with Shin-Toyohashi handling Atsumi Line departures nearby.
Rail routes from Toyohashi run west toward Nagoya, Gifu, Kyoto, and Osaka, east toward Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and Tokyo, north along the Iida Line toward Toyokawa and Iida, and south by Toyohashi Railroad toward Mikawa-Tahara. Book trains from and to Toyohashi online at Rail Monsters.