Kinuura Rinkai Railway

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The administration building at the Handa-Futo terminal and depot, May 2012

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway (衣浦臨海鉄道, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō, "Kinuura Seaside Railway") is a freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971. The two lines operated by the company lines serve the industrial area of the , Mikawa Bay. They mainly transport cement, fly ash, and calcium carbonate.[1]

Lines[]

Handa-Futo terminal, May 2012

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway operates two unconnected lines: the 3.4 km (2.1 mi) Handa Line from Higashi-Narawa (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) to Handa-Futō, and the 8.2 km (5.1 mi) Hekinan Line from Higashiura (also on the Taketoyo Line) to Hekinanshi. Both lines are 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and non-electrified.[1]

Rolling stock[]

Kinuura Rinkai Railway Class KE65 diesel locomotive KE65 2

As of 1 April 2014, the company operates a fleet four 1,350 hp Class KE65 diesel locomotives (numbered KE65 1 to 3 and 5), based at Handa-Futō Depot.[2] Locomotive number KE65 2 has been stored out of use since September 2011.[2] The locomotives receive major overhauls at JR facilities such as Omiya[3] and Hiroshima Works.[4]

History[]

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway was established on 8 April 1971.[1] The Handa Line opened on 15 November 1975, and the Hekinan Line opened on 25 May 1977, from Higashiura to Gongenzaki.[1] The section of the line from Hekinan to Gongenzaki was closed as of 1 April 2006.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 103. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. ^ "衣浦臨海鉄道KE65-3が輸送される" [Kinuura Rinkai Railway KE65-3 moved]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ^ "KE65 1が甲種輸送される" [KE65 1 moved]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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