Kinuura Rinkai Railway

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The Kinuura Rinkai Railway (衣浦臨海鉄道, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō^?, "Kinuura Seaside Railway") is the freight only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company was founded in 1971. Its lines serve the idustrial area of the Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They originally transported local products such as fertilizers, cereals, or roof tiles. They now mainly transport cements, fly ashes, or calcium carbonate.

[edit] Lines

• Handa Line (半田線)
  • Higashi-Narawa — Handa-Futō: 3.4 km / 2.1 mi.
• Hekinan Line (碧南線)
  • Higashiura — Gongenzaki: 11.3 km / 7.0 mi.

[edit] See also

• List of railway companies in Japan

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Kinuura Rinkai Railway Main Pavilion from Chita Rail Gallery, unofficial fansite.
• (Japanese) Kinuura Rinkai Railway from Tekkadon, unofficial fansite.