Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

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{{Infobox rail line

| caption = Hekinanshi terminal, July 2012

| electrification = Not electrified

| end = {{STN|Hekinanshi|x}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}

| image = Hekinanshi freight station.jpg

| image_alt = An image of Hekinanshi freight yard.

| image_width = 300px

| linelength = {{convert|8.2|km|miles|abbr=on}}

| locale = Aichi Prefecture, Japan

| map =

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{{rmri|left}} Taketoyo Line to {{STN|Kamezaki|x}} (亀崎)~~ ~~! !CONTgq\ABZq+l\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|right}} Taketoyo Line to {{STN|Higashiura|x}} (東浦)

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\KDSTe\~~8.2~~Hekinanshi (碧南市)

| title = Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

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| minradius = 200 m

| name = Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line

| native_name = 衣浦臨海鉄道碧南線

| native_name_lang = ja

| open = {{Start Date|1977|5|25}}

| owner = Kinuura Rinkai Railway

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

| start = {{STN|Higashiura|x}}

| status = Operational

| type = Heavy rail

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The {{nihongo|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 {{Convert|8.2|km|abbr=on}} from Higashiura Station (on the JR Central Taketoyo Line) Higashiura, Aichi to the terminal at Hekinanshi in Hekinan, Aichi.{{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.

History

The line opened on 25 May 1977, as an {{Convert|11.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} line from Higashiura to a terminal at {{Nihongo|Gongenzaki|権現崎駅}}. The 3.1 km section of the line from Hekinanshi to Gongenzaki was closed as of 1 April 2006, and the terminal at {{Nihongo|Takahamashi|高浜市駅}} between Higashiura and Hekinanshi was also closed at the same time.

See also

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