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Rinkō Line coal train in February 2006

The Rinkō Line (臨港線, Rinkō-sen, "Portside Line") was a Japanese freight only railway line between Harutori and Shireto, all within Kushiro, Hokkaidō. It was the only railway line of Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation (太平洋石炭販売輸送, Taiheiyō Sekitan Hanbai Yusō). The line was 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 transported coals from the mine to Port of Kushiro until its closure in 2019.

Basic data

  • Distance: 4 km[1]
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm
  • Stations: 2
  • Track: single
  • Traction: internal combustion (diesel)

History

Rinkō Line coal train in October 2001

The Pacific Ocean Coal Co. opened a 6km line from the coal mine at Harutori to Irifune-cho wharf in 1925/27, with a 3km line connecting the mine to Higashi-Kushiro opening in 1928.

The line was truncated 2km in 1966 when a new coal loading wharf opened, the passenger service ceasing at the same time.

The Pacific Ocean Coal Co. merged with Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation Co. in 1979.

The Higashi-Kushiro - Harutori section closed in 1986, with the remaining section continuing to operate.

Operations on the line ceased in March 2019.[2] A farewell run was operated on April 6, 2019.[3][4] The line closed in June 2019.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Japan's last surviving coal railroad to end operations this month in Hokkaido". The Japan Times. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "春採駅にて『ありがとう石炭列車見学会』が開催される" ["Thank you coal train tour" will be held at Harutori Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "太平洋石炭販売輸送臨港線でさよなら列車運転" [Goodbye train operation on Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation Rinkō Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "石炭列車ラストラン＝北海道釧路市〔地域〕" [Coal Train Last Run - Hokkaido Kushiro City (Region)]. jiji.com (in Japanese). Jiji Press Ltd. April 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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