The is a Japanese
freight
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-only
industrial railway
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line between
Hachinohe Freight Terminal and
Kitanuma Station, all within
Hachinohe, Aomori
is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city ...
.
History
The Hachinohe Rinkai Railway began operations on March 25, 1966, to connect the
Port of Hachinohe with a nearby Mitsubishi Paper Mill Ltd. factory. The line was funded and operated by the prefectural government of
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...
. On December 1, 1970, in compliance with the Local Railways Law, operations of the line were turned over to the
third sector . Transport of
container
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Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...
s began in 1986.
Basic data
*Distance:
*
Gauge
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Measurement
* Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments
* Gauge (firearms)
* Wire gauge, a measure of the size of a wire
** American wire gauge, a common measure of nonferrous wire diameter, es ...
:
*Stations: 2
*Double-tracked section: None
*Electrification: None
*
Railway signalling
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:
staff token
See also
*
List of railway companies in Japan
List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.
Those in ''italics'' are the third-sector operators; being half-public, half-private.
Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were fo ...
*
List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...
References
* ''This article incorporates material translated from the
corresponding article in the Japanese language Wikipedia''
External links
Hachinohe Rinkai Railway official website{{in lang, ja
Railway lines in Japan
Rail transport in Aomori Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1966
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
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