Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line | |
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Hekinanshi terminal, July 2012 | |
Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
Termini | Higashiura Hekinanshi |
Operation | |
Opened | 25 May 1977 |
Owner | Kinuura Rinkai Railway |
Technical | |
Line length | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Minimum radius | 200 m |
Electrification | Not electrified |
Operating speed | 45 km/h (30 mph) |
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]
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