Kashima Rinkai Railway
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Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 as a freight
Freight train
A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...
only railway operator to transport goods for the coastal industrial area of Kashima
Kashima, Ibaraki
is a port city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 66,249 and a population density of 708.02 persons per km². The total area is 93.57 km². Kashima was formerly a town in Kashima District and became a city after merging with the...
. Later in 1984, it took the planned Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
line and began a passenger service as well.
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- Ōarai Kashima LineKashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Mito with Kashima within Ibaraki Prefecture. It is owned and run by Kashima Rinkai Railway.-Stations:...
: MitoMito Station (Ibaraki)is a JR East and Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo railway station located in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.-JR East:* Jōban Line* Suigun Line-Station layout:The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.-History:...
— Kashima Soccer Stadium - Kashima Rinkō LineKashima Rinkai Railway Kashima Rinkō LineThe is a 19.2 km Japanese freight railway line which connects with Okunoyahama Freight Terminal in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is owned and run by the Kashima Rinkai Railway. The line opened on 12 November 1970-Stations:...
(freight only): Kashima Soccer Stadium — Okunoyahama