Iwate Development Railway

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DD56 diesel locomotives at Sakari Station.
DD56 diesel locomotives at Sakari Station.

The Iwate Development Railway (岩手開発鉄道 Iwate Kaihatsu Tetsudō?) is the freight only railway company in Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan. This is one of the oldest third sector (half public, half private) railway operator in the country, founded in 1932. Its group also operates bus lines. It also had a passenger service until 1992. The line mainly transports limestones from the mine to Taiheiyō Cement Ōfunato Factory.

[edit] Railway lines

  • Hikoroichi Line (日頃市線)
    • Sakari — Iwate-Ishibashi: 9.5 km / 5.9 mi.
  • Akasaki Line (赤崎線)
    • Sakari — Akasaki: 2.0 km / 1.2 mi.

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