Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line (衣浦臨海鉄道半田線, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō Handa-sen) is a freight-only railway line owned and operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway in Handa, Aichi, Japan, since 1975. The line extends 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Higashi-Narawa Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) to the terminal at Handa-Futō ("Handa Wharf").^[1]

Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
Handa-Futō terminal, May 2012
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Kinuura Rinkai Railway
Locale	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Higashi-Narawa Handa-Futō
History
Opened	November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)
Technical
Line length	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	200 m
Electrification	Not electrified
Operating speed	45 km/h (30 mph)
Route map Legend Taketoyo Line to Taketoyo 0.0 JR Central Higashi-Narawa (東成岩) Taketoyo Line to Handa Prefectural Road 34 River Kobe River Juga Prefectural Road 265 3.4 Handa Wharf (半田埠頭)

Operations

Freight services over the Kinuura Rinkai Railway tracks are hauled by Class KE65 diesel locomotives.^[1] As of 2013, traffic on the line consisted of one return container service daily.^[1]

History

The line opened on 15 November 1975.^[1]

See also

• Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line, the other line operated by the Kinuura Rinkai Railway
• List of railway lines in Japan