Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation Rinkō Line

The nihongo|Rinkō Line|臨港線|Rinkō-sen|"Portside Line" is a Japanese freight only railway line between Harutori and Shireto, all within Kushiro, Hokkaidō. This is the only railway line of nihongo|Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation|太平洋石炭販売輸送|Taiheiyō Sekitan Hanbai Yusō. The line is the only private railway in Hokkaidō, as well as the only surviving colliery railway in Japan. The first section of the line opened in 1925. It also had a passenger service until 1966. The line transports coals from the mine to Port of Kushiro.

Basic data

*Distance: 4.0 km
*Gauge: 1,067 mm
*Stations: 2
*Track: single
*Traction: internal combustion (diesel)

ee also

*List of railway companies in Japan
*List of railway lines in Japan

External links

*ja icon [http://f-kawasaki.sakura.ne.jp/week021/ Fascinating Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation] , from [http://f-kawasaki.sakura.ne.jp/ Kawasaki neighborhood freight circumstances] , unofficial fansite.