User:Lets Enjoy Life/port line
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Shimizu |
| Locale | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Dates of operation | 1916–1984 |
| Successor | Abandoned |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Length | 8.3 km |
The Shimizu Port Line (清水港線, Shimizu-kōsen) was a former Japanese railway line in Shimizu, Shizuoka. It ran as a branch line off the Tōkaidō Main Line from Shimizu Station, through the industrial port of Shimizu before terminating in the residential area of Miho. The line operated as both a passenger and freight line before closing in 1984 and being replaced by a bus service. The line included a total of four passenger stations, and two spur lines used for freight services.
History
[edit]The line first started operating in 1916 from the then-named Ejiri Station. Ejiri Station would not be renamed to Shimizu Station until 1934. The first stretch of the line ran as a 1. 6km spur to Shimizu Port Station (清水港駅, Shimizu-minato eki) which operated as a freight station. An extension took the line deeper into the industrial port district, with a station opening as Shimizu Pier Station (清水埠頭駅, Shimizu-futō eki) in 1930.
Present Day
[edit]Today the majority of the old route traveled by the Shimizu Port Line has been converted into pedestrian and cyclist walkway. Of the old stations, signals and rolling stock, remnants have been preserved to varying degrees.