Kinuura Rinkai Railway
Freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971
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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 Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They mainly transport cement, fly ash, and calcium carbonate.[1]
Lines
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
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]
