The is the freight only railway company in Ōfunato

Ofunato, Iwate

is a coastal city located in Iwate, Japan.It was founded on April 1, 1952.On November 15, 2001, the town of Sanriku, from Kesen District, was merged into Ōfunato....

, Iwate

Iwate Prefecture

is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

, Japan

Japan

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. This is one of the oldest third sector (half public, half private

Private railway

A private railroad is a railroad run by a private corporation, as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.-Japan:In Japan, refers to a railway line owned and operated by private sector. Although Japan Railways Group companies are private entities, they are not considered private railways...

) railway operator in the country, founded in 1932. Its group also operates bus

Bus

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 lines. It also had a passenger service until 1992. The line mainly transports limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

s from the mine to Taiheiyō Cement

Taiheiyo Cement

is a Japanese cement company, and is the biggest of its kind in Japan. It was formed in 1998 with the merger of Chichibu Onoda and Nihon Cement ....

 Ōfunato Factory.

Railway lines

• Hikoroichi Line (日頃市線)
  • Sakari — Iwate-Ishibashi: 9.5 km / 5.9 mi.
• Akasaki Line (赤崎線)
  • Sakari — Akasaki: 2.0 km / 1.2 mi.