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
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)

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.