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Mizushima Rinkai Railway

Railway company in Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Mizushima Rinkai Railway (水島臨海鉄道, Mizushima Rinkai Tetsudō; "Mizushima Seaside Railway") is a third-sector railway company based in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. The company took over operation of three former Kurashiki City Transportation Bureau lines in 1970. It mainly transports freight for the industrial area around the Port of Mizushima, but also operates a passenger service on the Mizushima Main Line.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 2, 1970Founded1

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Mizushima Rinkai Tetsudo - honten
Photo: Shinjom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Mizushima Rinkai Railway (水島臨海鉄道, Mizushima Rinkai Tetsudō; "Mizushima Seaside Railway") is a third-sector railway company based in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. The company took over operation of three former Kurashiki City Transportation Bureau lines in 1970. It mainly transports freight for the industrial area around the Port of Mizushima, but also operates a passenger service on the Mizushima Main Line.2

The story

The 11.2 km Mizushima Main Line (水島本線) between Kurashiki-shi, Mitsubishi-jikō-mae, and Kurashiki Freight Terminal opened in 1943 to serve an aircraft factory. In 1947, the line was transferred to the city of Mizushima for industrial development, and a passenger service between Kurashiki and Mizushima commenced the following year.

The 3.6 km freight-only Kōtō Line (港東線) between Mizushima and Higashi-Mizushima, and the 0.8 km freight-only Nishi-Futō Line (西埠頭線) between Mitsubishi-jikō-mae and Nishi-Futō both opened in 1962.

CTC signalling was commissioned between Kurashiki and Mizushima in 1971, and the passenger service was extended to Mitsubishi-jikō-mae the following year.

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

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Kurashiki City Transportation Bureau1

Timeline

  1. Feb 2, 1970Founded Founded1

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