Kashima Rinkai Railway Explained

The is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 to transport freight to and from the coastal industrial area of Kashima.

Lines

• Kashima Rinkō Line (freight only): - Okunoyahama
• Ōarai Kashima Line

- Kashima Soccer Stadium

History

The company was founded on 1 April 1969.^[1]

On 12 November 1970, the company opened the freight-only line between Kita-Kashima (present-day Kashima Soccer Stadium) and Okunoyahama.^[1] On 14 March 1985, the company opened the passenger line from Mito to Kashima Soccer Stadium.^[1]

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan

Notes and References

1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 40. 978-4-7770-1336-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=32PSlwEACAAJ . Japanese .