Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line (衣浦臨海鉄道半田線, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō Handa-sen) is a freight-only railway line owned and operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway in Handa, Aichi, Japan, since 1975. The line extends 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Higashi-Narawa Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) to the terminal at Handa-Futō ("Handa Wharf").[1]

Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
Handa-Futō terminal, May 2012
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerKinuura Rinkai Railway
LocaleAichi Prefecture, Japan
TerminiHigashi-Narawa
Handa-Futō
History
Opened15 November 1975
Technical
Line length3.4 km (2.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius200 m
ElectrificationNot electrified
Operating speed45 km/h (30 mph)

Operations

Freight services over the Kinuura Rinkai Railway tracks are hauled by Class KE65 diesel locomotives.[1] As of 2013, traffic on the line consisted of one return container service daily.[1]

History

The line opened on 15 November 1975.[1]

See also

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 117, 263. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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