Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

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Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
An image of the Hnda-Futō terminal in May 2012.
Handa-Futō terminal, May 2012
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerKinuura Rinkai Railway
LocaleAichi Prefecture, Japan
Termini
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)
Technical
Line length3.4 mi (5.5 km)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius200 m
ElectrificationNot electrified
Operating speed45 km/h (30 mph)
Route map

0.0
JR Central Higashi-Narawa (東成岩)
Prefectural Road 34
River Kobe
River Juga
Prefectural Road 265
3.4
Handa Wharf (半田埠頭)

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]

Operations[edit]

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[edit]

The line opened on 15 November 1975.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.