The is a Japanese freight-only railway line in
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...
, between
Soga,
Chiba and
Kitasode,
Sodegaura
260px, Sodegaura park
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 64,901 in 28,156 households and a population density of 680 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Sodegaura loc ...
. This is the only railway line operates, but the line has two branch lines as well. The company is abbreviated as . The
third sector company was founded in 1962. The line mainly transports containers or petroleum for the
Keiyō Industrial Zone
, also known as the Keiyō Industrial Region, the Keiyō Industrial Area, or the Keiyō Industrial Belt, is an industrial region, industrial zone on the northeastern coast of Tokyo Bay that crosses 8 cities in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The zone sp ...
on
Port of Chiba
The is the largest seaport in Japan, located in Chiba Prefecture on the interior of Tokyo Bay. The Port spans across the cities of Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa, Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Narashino, Chiba, Narashino, Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Ichihara ...
,
Tokyo Bay
is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan spanning the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. Th ...
.
Basic data
*Distance:
**Soga — Kitasode: 19.9 km
**Ichihara Junction — Keiyō-Ichihara: 1.6 km
**Kitasode Junction — Keiyō-Kubota: 2.3 km
*
Gauge
Gauge ( ) may refer to:
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, especia ...
: 1,067 mm
*Stations: 10
*Track: Single
*Power: Diesel
*
Railway signalling
Railway signalling (), or railroad signaling (), is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic. Trains move on fixed rails, making them uniquely susceptible to collision. This susceptibility is exacerbated by the enormous weight ...
: Simplified automatic
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 f ...
*
List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing Rail transport, 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 leg ...
References
External links
Rintetsu official website
Railway lines in Japan
Railway lines in Chiba Prefecture
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