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Nagoya Rinkai Railway

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Japanese railway company

The Nagoya Rinkai Railway (名古屋臨海鉄道, Nagoya Rinkai Tetsudō; "Nagoya Seaside Railway") is a Japanese freight-only railway company in Nagoya, Aichi, shared by Japan Freight Railway Company, Nagoya Port Authority, and Nippon Express. The third sector company (in a sense in Japan) was founded in 1965. The company is abbreviated as Meirin (名臨).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 23, 1965Founded1

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Nagoya Rinkai Railroad Headquarter 20160521
Photo: 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Nagoya Rinkai Railway (名古屋臨海鉄道, Nagoya Rinkai Tetsudō; "Nagoya Seaside Railway") is a Japanese freight-only railway company in Nagoya, Aichi, shared by Japan Freight Railway Company, Nagoya Port Authority, and Nippon Express. The third sector company (in a sense in Japan) was founded in 1965. The company is abbreviated as Meirin (名臨). Its lines serve the industrial area of the Nagoya Port. They mainly transport limestones via Seinō Railway, chemical products, train cars of Nagoya Railroad, or car parts of Toyota Motor.2

Timeline

  1. Jan 23, 1965Founded Founded1

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