Kashima Rinkai Railway

Railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kashima Rinkai Railway (鹿島臨海鉄道, Kashima Rinkai Tetsudō; "Kashima Seaside Railway") is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 to transport freight to and from the coastal industrial area of Kashima.

A Kashima Rinkai Railway 6000 series diesel railcar

Lines

Kashima Rinkō Line (freight only): Kashima Soccer Stadium — Okunoyahama
Ōarai Kashima Line: Mito — Kashima Soccer Stadium

History

The company was founded on 1 April 1969.^[1]

On 12 November 1970, the company opened the freight-only line between Kita-Kashima (present-day Kashima Soccer Stadium) and Okunoyahama.^[1] On 14 March 1985, the company opened the passenger line from Mito to Kashima Soccer Stadium.^[1]

See also

List of railway companies in Japan

References

External links

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