Kanagawa Rinkai Railway

Freight train headed by a DD55 series diesel locomotive at Ukishima Line
The Kanagawa Rinkai Railway (神奈川臨海鉄道 Kanagawa Rinkai Tetsudō, "Kanagawa Seaside Railway") is a freight only railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, abbreviated as Kanarin (かなりん). The third sector company (in a sense in Japan) was founded in 1963. The company also operates real estate business such as warehouses. Honmoku Line in Yokohama mainly transports containers for the Port of Yokohama, while other three lines in Kawasaki mainly transports chemical products or petroleum for the Keihin Industrial Area.
Lines
The first three lines listed below are situated at Kawasaki, and opened in 1964. The Honmoku line is situated at Yokohama and opened in 1969.
- Ukishima Line (浮島線)
- Kawasaki Freight—Ukishimachō: 3.9 km
- Chidori Line (千鳥線)
- Kawasaki Freight—Chidorichō: 8.6 km
- Mizue Line (水江線)
- Kawasaki Freight—Mizuechō: 2.6 km
- Honmoku Line (本牧線)
- Negishi—Honmoku-Futō: 5.6 km
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
External links
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- (Japanese) Official website
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