Hachinohe Rinkai Line | |
Color: | 008000 |
Type: | Heavy rail (freight) |
Stations: | 2 |
Open: | March 25, 1966 |
Owner: | Aomori Prefecture |
Operator: | Hachinohe Rinkai Tetsudō |
Linelength: | 8.5km (05.3miles) |
Electrification: | None |
Map State: | collapsed |
The is a Japanese freight-only industrial railway line between Hachinohe Freight Terminal and Kitanuma Station, all within Hachinohe, Aomori.
The Hachinohe Rinkai Railway began operations on March 25, 1966, to connect the Port of Hachinohe with a nearby Mitsubishi Paper Mill Ltd. factory. The line was funded and operated by the prefectural government of Aomori Prefecture. On December 1, 1970, in compliance with the Local Railways Law, operations of the line were turned over to the third sector . Transport of containers began in 1986.
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