Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

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]

Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
Hekinanshi terminal, July 2012
Overview
Native name	衣浦臨海鉄道碧南線
Status	Operational
Owner	Kinuura Rinkai Railway
Locale	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Higashiura Hekinanshi
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	May 25, 1977 (1977-05-25)
Technical
Line length	8.2 km (5.1 miles)
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 Kamezaki (亀崎) Taketoyo Line to Higashiura (東浦) Japan National Route 366 8.2 Hekinanshi (碧南市)

Operations

Freight services over the Kinuura Rinkai Railway tracks are hauled by Class KE65 diesel locomotives.^[1]

History

The line opened on 25 May 1977, as an 11.3 km (7.0 mi) line from Higashiura to a terminal at Gongenzaki (権現崎駅).^[1] The 3.1 km section of the line from Hekinanshi to Gongenzaki was closed as of 1 April 2006, and the terminal at Takahamashi (高浜市駅) between Higashiura and Hekinanshi was also closed at the same time.^[1]

See also

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