Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
An image of Hekinanshi freight yard.
Hekinanshi terminal, July 2012
Overview
Native name衣浦臨海鉄道碧南線
StatusOperational
OwnerKinuura Rinkai Railway
LocaleAichi Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
OpenedMay 25, 1977 (1977-05-25)
Technical
Line length8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius200 m
ElectrificationNot electrified
Operating speed45 km/h (30 mph)
Route map

Left arrow Taketoyo Line to Kamezaki (亀崎)
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]

  1. ^ 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.