Private company

Kinuura Rinkai Railway

Freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway (衣浦臨海鉄道, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō; "Kinuura Seaside Railway") is a freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971. The two lines operated by the company lines serve the industrial area of the Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They mainly transport cement, fly ash, and calcium carbonate.2 It is headquartered in Handa.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1
  • Industryrail freight transport1
  • HeadquartersHanda1
  • Websitewww.kinurin.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Photo: Starmine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway (衣浦臨海鉄道, Kinuura Rinkai Tetsudō; "Kinuura Seaside Railway") is a freight-only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1971. The two lines operated by the company lines serve the industrial area of the Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They mainly transport cement, fly ash, and calcium carbonate.2

The story

The Kinuura Rinkai Railway was established on 8 April 1971. The Handa Line opened on 15 November 1975, and the Hekinan Line opened on 25 May 1977, from Higashiura to Gongenzaki. The section of the line from Hekinan to Gongenzaki was closed as of 1 April 2006.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kinuura Rinkai Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1971Founded Founded1

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