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Keiyō Rinkai Railway Rinkai Main Line
Chiba Freight Terminal
Overview
Other name(s)Keiyō Rinkai Tetsudō Rinkai Honsen
Native name京葉臨海鉄道臨海本線
LocaleChiba Prefecture
Termini
  • Soga, Chiba
  • Kitasode, Sodegaura
Stations10
Service
TypeFreight-only line
Operator(s)Keiyō Rinkai Railway
History
Opened1962 (1962)
Technical
Line length19.9 km (12.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route Map
Legend
0.0 Soga ←JR East：Sotobō Line↑／Uchibō Line→
JR East：Keiyō Line
3.0 Chiba Freight Station
5.8 Ichihara Junction
7.4 Keiyō-Ichihara
8.8 Hama-Goi
10.1 Tamasaki
11.8 Kinoene
14.5 Maekawa
17.7 Shiizu
19.3 Kitasode Junction
19.9 Kitasode
21.6 Keiyō-Kubota

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The Keiyō Rinkai Railway Rinkai Main Line (京葉臨海鉄道臨海本線, Keiyō Rinkai Tetsudō Rinkai Honsen) is a Japanese freight-only railway line in Chiba Prefecture, between Soga, Chiba and Kitasode, Sodegaura. This is the only railway line Keiyō Rinkai Railway (京葉臨海鉄道, Keiyō Rinkai Tetsudō, "Keiyō Seaside Railway") operates, but the line has two branch lines as well. The company is abbreviated as Rintetsu (臨鉄). The third sector company was founded in 1962. The line mainly transports containers or petroleum for the Keiyō Industrial Zone on Port of Chiba, Tokyo Bay.

Basic data

  • Distance:
    • Soga — Kitasode: 19.9 km
    • Ichihara Junction — Keiyō-Ichihara: 1.6 km
    • Kitasode Junction — Keiyō-Kubota: 2.3 km
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm
  • Stations: 10
  • Track: Single
  • Power: Diesel
  • Railway signalling: Simplified automatic

See also

References

  1. "京葉臨海鉄道株式会社 会社概要". www.rintetu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  2. "京葉臨海鉄道株式会社 仕事と流れ". www.rintetu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. ^ "京葉臨海鉄道株式会社 　鉄道路線図". www.rintetu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-06.

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