Hachinohe Rinkai Railway Line

The Hachinohe Rinkai Railway Line (八戸臨海鉄道線, Hachinohe Rinkai Tetsudō-sen) is a Japanese freight-only industrial railway line between Hachinohe Freight Terminal and Kitanuma Station, all within Hachinohe, Aomori.

Hachinohe Rinkai Line
DD56 diesel locomotive
Overview
Owner	Aomori Prefecture
Locale	Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Hachinohe Freight Terminal Kitanuma
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail (freight)
Operator(s)	Hachinohe Rinkai Tetsudō
History
Opened	March 25, 1966
Technical
Line length	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	None
Route map Nanbu Rail Line (defunct) Tōhoku Shinkansen ←Aoimori Railway Line Hachinohe Tōhoku Main Line→ 0.0 Hachinohe Freight Terminal ↓Hachinohe Line Hachinohe Rinkai Railway Line↓ Kita-Hachinohe Signal Naganawashiro Hachinohe Line 8.5 Kitanuma

History

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 Hachinohe Rinkai Railway (八戸臨海鉄道, Hachinohe Rinkai Tetsudō, "Hachinohe Seaside Railway"). Transport of containers began in 1986.

Basic data

• Distance: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
• Stations: 2
• Double-tracked section: None
• Electrification: None
• Railway signalling: staff token

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• Hachinohe Rinkai Railway official website Archived 2022-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)