The is a Japanese freight-only railway line between Akita Kitakō Station and Mukaihama Station via Akitakō Station, all within Akita, Akita

Akita, Akita

is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...

. This is the only railway line operates. The third sector company (in Japanese sense) was founded in 1970. The services on the line is divided by Akitakō Station. The north part is commonly called , the south part . North Line mainly transports containers

Containerization

Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...

 of paper products from Nippon Daishōwa Paperboard Tōhoku, while South Line transports sulfuric acid

Sulfuric acid

Sulfuric acid is a strong mineral acid with the molecular formula . Its historical name is oil of vitriol. Pure sulfuric acid is a highly corrosive, colorless, viscous liquid. The salts of sulfuric acid are called sulfates...

 from Kosaka Smelting & Refining, via Kosaka Line

Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line

The is Japanese freight only railway line in Akita Prefecture, between Ōdate Station, Ōdate and Kosaka Station, Kosaka. This is the only railway line operates, while the company's main business is chemical products. The line opened in 1908 to transport sulfuric acid, the products from the...

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Basic data

• North Line: Akitakō - Akita-Kitakō
  • Distance: 2.5 km
  • Gauge
    Rail gauge
    Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
    
    : 1,067 mm
  • Stations: 3
  • Track: single
  • Traction: internal combustion (diesel)
  • Railway signalling
    Railway signalling
    Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
    
    : Staff
    Token (railway signalling)
    In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to...
    
    token

• South Line: Akitakō - Mukaihama
  • Distance: 5.4 km
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm
  • Stations: 2
  • Track: single
  • Traction: internal combustion (diesel)
  • Railway signalling: Staff token