Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

  • Higashiura
  • Hekinanshi
ServiceTypeHeavy railHistoryOpenedMay 25, 1977 (1977-05-25)TechnicalLine length8.2 km (5.1 mi)Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Minimum radius200 mElectrificationNot electrifiedOperating speed45 km/h (30 mph)
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Left arrow Taketoyo Line to Kamezaki (亀崎)
Right arrow Taketoyo Line to Higashiura (東浦)
 Japan National Route 366
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 Hekinanshi (碧南市)

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line (衣浦臨海鉄道碧南線, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō Hekinan-sen) is a freight-only railway line owned and operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 1977. The line extends 8.2 km (5.1 mi) from Higashiura Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) Higashiura, Aichi to the terminal at Hekinanshi in Hekinan, Aichi.[1]

Operations

Freight services over the Kinuura Rinkai Railway tracks are hauled by Class KE65 diesel locomotives.[1]

History

The line opened on 25 May 1977, as an 11.3 km (7.0 mi) line from Higashiura to a terminal at Gongenzaki (権現崎駅).[1] The 3.1 km section of the line from Hekinanshi to Gongenzaki was closed as of 1 April 2006, and the terminal at Takahamashi (高浜市駅) between Higashiura and Hekinanshi was also closed at the same time.[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.