The is a freight-only railway line owned and operated by the
Kinuura Rinkai Railway
The is a Freight rail, freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971. The two lines operated by the company lines serve the industrial area of the Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They mainly transport cement, fly ash, ...
in
Handa, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,259 in 51,846 households, and a population density of 2,494 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Handa is located in northeaster ...
, Japan, since 1975. The line extends from
Higashi-Narawa Station (on the JR Central
Taketoyo Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
The line has been electrified as ...
) to the terminal at Handa-Futō ("Handa Wharf").
Operations
Freight services over the Kinuura Rinkai Railway tracks are hauled by Class KE65 diesel locomotives.
As of 2013, traffic on the line consisted of one return container service daily.
History
The line opened on 15 November 1975.
See also
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Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
The is a freight-only railway line owned and operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 1977. The line extends from Higashiura Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) Higashiura, Aichi to the terminal at Hekina ...
, the other line operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway
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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
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Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1975
1975 establishments in Japan
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan