Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

  • Higashi-Narawa
  • Handa-Futō
HistoryOpenedNovember 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)TechnicalLine length3.4 mi (5.5 km)Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Minimum radius200 mElectrificationNot electrifiedOperating speed45 km/h (30 mph)
Route map

Legend
UpperLeft arrow Taketoyo Line to Taketoyo
0.0
JR Central Higashi-Narawa (東成岩)
LowerRight arrow Taketoyo Line to Handa
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

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. ^ 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.