Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

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{{Infobox rail line

| caption = Handa-Futō terminal, May 2012

| electrification = Not electrified

| end = {{STN|Handa-Futō|x}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}

| image = Kinuurarintetsu handafutou stn yard.jpg

| image_alt = An image of the Hnda-Futō terminal in May 2012.

| image_width = 300px

| linelength = {{convert|3.4|miles|abbr=on}}

| locale = Aichi Prefecture, Japan

| map =

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\\\\STR!~STRc1\CONT4~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|lowerright}} Taketoyo Line to {{STN|Handa|x}}

\\\\SBRÜCKEm\~~ ~~Prefectural Road 34

\\\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~River Kobe

\\\\hKRZWae\~~ ~~River Juga

\\\\SKRZ-G4o\~~ ~~Prefectural Road 265

\\\\KDSTe\~~3.4~~Handa Wharf (半田埠頭)

| title = Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

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| minradius = 200 m

| name = Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line

| native_name =

| native_name_lang = ja

| open = {{Start date|1975|11|15}}

| owner = Kinuura Rinkai Railway

| speed = {{Convert|45|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}

| start = {{STN|Higashi-Narawa|x}}

| status = Operational

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The {{nihongo|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 {{Convert|3.4|km|abbr=on}} from Higashi-Narawa Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) to the terminal at Handa-Futō ("Handa Wharf").{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |pages =117, 263 |isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}

Operations

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

History

The line opened on 15 November 1975.

See also

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