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Japan Freight Railway Timetables – 2010

Below is a listing of Japanese Freight Railways and their timetables mainly based around the Kansai area. This information has been sourced from multiple locations; including the 2010 JR Freight Timetable March 2010.

Index

Mizushima Rinkai Railway

Service Kurashiki Kurashiki Terminal East Mizushima Cargo
5081 0711-0737 0811 Container
8096 1004-0947 0918 Chemicals
3093 1152-1200 1231 Container
8097 1225-1234 1315 Other
3092 1417-1415 1344 Container
2077 1533-1544 1615 Container
5080 1930-1918 1847 Container
3095 2059-2104 2136 Container
3094 2147-2045 2013 Container
2076 2239-2237 2205 Container

Sangi Railway (Tomida to Yokkaichi) + JR Freight to Shiohama

Service Tomida Yokkaichi Shiohama Yokkaichi Sth Cargo Hols
2089 0032 0042-0535 0540 Container
2081 0556 0606 Container
6882~6287 0625 0634-0722 0730 Return Empty Oil
6361 0642 0651 Cement
5880~5263 0725 0735-0804 0813 Return Empty Oil Sat,Hol
6360 0806 0757 Return Empty Cement
5878~5271 0733-0843 0851-0924 0932 Return Empty Oil Sat,Hol
6280 0911 0903 Oil
5363 0939 0949 Cement
2083~2085 1012 1021-1051 1056 Container Sat,Hol
5282~5875 1048 1038-1034 1025 Oil Sat,Hol
5362 1109 1100 Return Empty Cement
5381 1117 1127 Container Sun
2082~2080 1252 1242-1158 1152 Container Sat,Hol
251 1218 1227 Container Sun
2087 1212 1222 Container
5284~5885 1352 1342-1247 1238 Oil Sat,Hol
5365 1242 1252 Other
183 1312 1320 Return Empty Oil Sun
3088~79 1314 1324 Return Empty Oil Sat,Hol
5364 1347 1339 Return Empty Cement
5380 1422 1412 Oil Sat,Hol
5367 1434 1444 Cement
3081~72 1548 1538-1514 1504 Oil Sat,Hol
5366 1550 1543 Return Empty Other
174 1613 1605 Oil Sun
6369 1648 1657 Cement
2084 1719 1709 Container
250 1713 1704 Container Sun
3084~75 1717 1727-1729 1738 Return Empty Oil Mon,Hol
6286~6883 2119 2109-1828 1820 Oil
6368 1825 1817 Return Empty Cement
2086 1913 1903 Container
2088 2054 2037-1958 1950 Container
3089~78 2214 2204 Oil Sat,Hol
8264 2319 2309 Oil
8876 2317 2327 Return Empty Oil
8368 2349 2339 Return Empty Other

Sangi Railway (Tomida to Higashifujiwara)

(Note that ** means estimated, as the trains don't stop.)

Service Tomida Hobo Higashifujiwara Cargo
3710 0618 0600** 0535 Cement
901 0609 0641 Flyash
3712 0921 0856-0858 0829 Other
3711 0805 0909-0911 0939 Cement
501 1016 1038-1115 1145 Flyash
2002 1050 1027 Light Engine
3713 1153 1211-1212 1240 Cement
3714 1205 1044** 1114 Other
3716 1413 1248** 1318 Cement
503 1258 1325** 1355 Other
502 1317 1359** 1229 Other
3715 1402 1421-1442 1538 Cement
3718 1631 1554-1609 1527 Cement
3717 1620 1658** 1728 Other
3719 1844 1903-1909 1938 Cement
504 1950 1924-1931 1856 Calcium Carbonate
2006 2051 2025 Light Engine
903 2201 2200 Flyash

Seino Railway (Ogaki to Minoakasaka)

Service Ogaki Minoakasaka Otomesaka Cargo
5781 0541 0548 Return Empty Limestone
1021 0609 0614 Return Empty Limestone
1022 0833 0828 Limestone
5780 0921 0914 Limestone
8785 1108 1114 Return Empty Limestone
1025 1134 1139 Return Empty Limestone
1026 1322 1317 Limestone
8784 1405 1359 Limestone
5783 1513 1519 Return Empty Limestone
1025 1539 1544 Return Empty Limestone
1024 1804 1759 Limestone
5782 1919 1912 Limestone

Nagoya Rinkai Railway (Kasadera to Higashiko)

Service Kasadera Higashiko Eki Cargo Hols
2051~1 0141-0500 0510 Container Sun,Mon
1095~3 0452-0730 0739 Container Mon
1554~3 0654-0730 0739 Container
2 0709 0700 Light Engine
4~8785 0929 0920 Return Empty Limestone Sun
1550~5 1009-1023 1032 Container
5780~7 1054-1121 1130 Limestone Sun
6 1059 1050 Light Engine
8~2050 1149 1140 Container Sat,Sun
9 1201 1210 Light Engine Sat,Sun
10 1312 1303 Light Engine Sun,Mon
2053~11 1317-1332 1341 Container Sun,Mon
1552~13 1338-1420 1429 Container
12~5783 1355 1346 Return Empty Limestone
9775~9013 1447-1500 1509 First Class Car Transfer Whenever necessary
8784~15 1523-1651 1700 Limestone Sun
14 1634 1625 Light Engine Sun
16~1551 1749 1740 Container
17 1805 1814 Light Engine
18~1555 1839 1830 Container
19 1855 1904 Light Engine
20~1553 1949 1940 Container
5782~21 2017-2030 2039 Limestone Sun
22~5781 2159 2150 Return Empty Limestone Sat
23 2210 2220 Light Engine Sat
24~2052 2320 2310 Container Sat,Sun

Nagoya Rinkai Railway (Higashiko to Sanyo Chemicals, Shinnittetsu and Nagoya South Freight Terminal)

(~ means that the train passes through and a time is not given.)

Service Higashiko Eki Sanyo Chemicals Shinnittetsu Nagoya South Cargo
301 0515 ~ ~ 0531 Container
302 0624 ~ ~ 0608 Container
303 0759 0808-0813 ~ 0823 Container
304 1005 0956-0936 0929-0909 ~ Container
307 1034 ~ 1047-1052 1058 Container
308 1134 ~ ~ 1118 Container
321 1143 ~ 1157-1241 1247 Limestone
322 1321 ~ 1308-1303 1257 Limestone
309 1343 ~ ~ 1359 Container
310 1434 ~ ~ 1419 Container
311 1437 ~ 1450-1455 1501 Container
312 1608 1559-1549 1542-1527 1521 Container
313 1611 ~ 1624-1634 1640 Container
314 1716 ~ ~ 1700 Container
323 1745 ~ 1758-1827 1833 Limestone
324 1933 ~ 1920-1909 1903 Limestone
325 2040 ~ 2100 Limestone
326 2145 ~ 2125 Limestone
315 2221 ~ ~ 2237 Light Engine
316 2306 ~ ~ 2250 Container

Nagoya Rinkai Railway (Higashiko to Showacho, Meidenchikko and Shiomicho)

The six movements below (3 in each direction) need more investigation. It seems that it would be one train that drops off engines/cars to certain locations.

Service Higashiko Showacho Meidenchikko Shiomicho Cargo
9201 1518 1525 Return Empty 'Taki'
1501 1518 1525 First Class Car Transfer
9103 1518 1533 Return Empty 'Taki'
9104 1616 1601 Return Empty 'Taki'
1502 1616 1609 First Class Car Transfer
9202 1616 1609 Return Empty 'Taki'

Kinuura Rinkai Railway

Service Obu Higashiura Hekinanshi Cargo
5570 0827 0843-0845 0900 Calcium Carbonate
5571 1144 1133-1123 1108 Flyash
5573 1521 1510-1508 1453 Flyash
Service Obu Higashiura Higashinarawa Handafuto Cargo
1250~1550~550 1107-1212 1226 1244 1309 Container
551~1551~1253 1734-1710 1701 1640-1625 1615 Container

JR Freight over Yodogawa Bridge

This bridge is located due south of Suita Freight Terminal. I'd been there twice or more during 2008/2009 and had either seen a DD51 hauling a container train or a dead-headed passenger EMU movement. Unfortunately my timetable does not show the latter, but the following should aid people in seeing freight movements in the area.
Note that the distance from Suita to the bridge is around 3.5km and then another ~30km to Kudara. The trip is timed at ~40mins, so I'd say that the train will cross the bridge within 5-10 minutes of leaving Suita and therefore recommend you simply use the departure time from Suita as a guide. The timing listed below for 'Yodogawa' is my estimate. Note that the 'North' timetables are reversed so that the times indicated are all centered around the bridge.

Service Suita Yodogawa* Kudara Cargo Holidays
2092~1081 0517-0546 0550 0629 Container Sun
4070 0605-0638 0644 0727 Container Hols
8074~8075 0936-1059 1105 1152 Container
87 1136-1201 1207 1252 Container
4071 1427-1255 1250 1211 Container Hols
2082~3083 1324-1343 1349 1424 Container
8072~8073 1619-1534 1528 1451 Container
84 1705-1646 1640 1616 Container
4077~4076 1646-1713 1719 1754 Container Sun
8077 1729 1735 1825 Container
1080 2029-2002 1956 1923 Container Sun
3082~2083 2043-2017 2011 1943 Container
4075~4074 2118-2100 2054 2022 Container Sun
8076 2215 2209 2127 Container

JR Freight from Suita to Osaka Terminal (Shinkansen Depot)

This freight line runs from Suita via Senrioka to the Osaka Freight Terminal in Settsu City. This happens to be located directly next to Osaka's Tokaido Shinkansen Depot. This freight line crosses the main Tokaido Line (not Shinkansen) via a large concrete viaduct that begins to the North-East of Senrioka station and continues all the way in a U-shape to the entrance of the freight depot.
See Google Maps here for the location of this line.

Service Suita Osaka Terminal Cargo Holidays
8098 0039-0421 0432 Container
3076~76 0328-0436 0449 Container
3094~73 0431-0458 0507-0823 Container
56 0506-0509 0521 Container Hols
4086~5085 0504-0524 0533 Container
5083 0531-0555 0604 Container Hols
81 0620-0618 0606 Container
4062~5063 0606-0626 0635 Container
4058 0638-0658 0707 Container Hols
2050 0723-0725 0736 Container
2093 0716-0745 0754 Container Mon
3094~73 0900-0835 0823-0507 Container
3072~72~3095 1003-1019 1031-1324 Container
94 1034-1036 1048 Container
87 1201-1136 1125 Container
2081 1227-1225 1213 Container
99 1246 1233 Container
3072~72~3095 1354-1333 1324-1031 Container
2089 1355-1353 1341 Container
8094 1419-1502 1511 Container
75 1630-1618 1606 Container
84 1646-1705 1717 Container
8099 1830-1759 1750 Container
5084~4087 1925-1850 1840 Container
2092~92 1959-1936 1927 Container Sun
86 2024-2035 2047 Container
5062 2116-2037 2028 Container
57 2059 2049 Container Hols
4060 2026-2100 2109 Container
7082 2257-2219 2209 Container
4059 2317-2251 2242 Container Hols
4061 0009-2340 2331 Container

Chichibu Railway - Weekdays

North-East of Tokyo, this is a private railway that still serves thriving limestone factories. The Chichibu Railway also still runs Steam Engines regularly.
The times below will be centered around Takekawa.

Service Kumagaya Mishiri Takekawa Haraya Kagemori Cargo
7303 0845 1018 1035 Return Limestone
702 0910 0902-0901 0853 Light Engine
7402 0930 0922 Light Engine
701 0923 0931 0939 Coal
704 1134 1126-1000 0952 Coal
7004 1025 1016 Limestone
7403 1008 1016-1024 1139-1146 1200 Return Limestone
302 1053 1045 1037-1017 0903-0838 0831 Return Other
7005 1050 1058-1106 1250-1251 1307 Return Limestone
7104 1138 1130-1105 0933 0914 Limestone
7204 1231 1223-1156 1039 1020 Limestone
7105 1205 1212-1220 1420-1421 1452 Return Limestone
301 1159 1207-1214 1221-1235 1402 Coal
706 1416 1408-1252 1244 Return Coal
703 1113 1121-1252 1300 Other
7304 1338 1330-1303 1146 1130 Limestone
7205 1305 1313-1350 1523-1524 1610 Return Limestone
7305 1408 1415-1420 1629-1630 1727 Return Limestone
7404 1458 1450-1429 1308-1307 1252 Limestone
303 1445 1453-1506 1514-1540 1736-1757 1804 Return Other
7006 1548 1540-1517 1411 Limestone
7405 1528 1536-1617 1801-1831 1846 Return Limestone
304 1650 1642 1634-1615 1435 Return
7106 1712 1704-1644 1513-1454 1406 Limestone
7007 1643 1651-1655 1851-1907 1945 Return Limestone
705 1706 1714 1721 Light Engine
7206 1813 1805-1741 1620-1616 1552 Limestone
7107 1744 1751-1808 2012-2036 2052 Return Limestone
7207 1843 1850-1915 2119-2145 2200 Return Limestone
7306 1928 1920-1904 1726-1725 1709 Limestone
7307 1958 2006-2018 2156-2233 2238 Return Limestone
7406 2028 2020-2011 1852 Limestone
7407 2058 2106 Return Limestone
7008 2118 2110-2109 1946 Limestone
7009 2148 2155 Return Limestone
7108 2221 2102 Limestone

Chichibu Railway - Weekends

Service Kumagaya Mishiri Takekawa Haraya Kagemori Cargo
7303 0836 1023 1039 Empty Limestone
702 0910 0902-0901 0853 Light Engine
7402 0923 0914 Light Engine
701 0924 0932 0939 Coal
7403 0941 0949 1129 1205 Empty Limestone
704 1135 1127-1000 0952 Coal
302 1051 1043 1035-1010 0909-0838 0830 Empty Other
7004 1020 1011 Limestone
7005 1050 1057-1117 1308-1314 1329 Empty Limestone
7104 1126 1117-1102 0921 0902 Limestone
7105 1152 1159-1215 1420-1423 1458 Empty Limestone
7204 1235 1227-1205 1030 1013 Limestone
301 1200 1208-1218 1225-1241 1440 Coal
706 1416 1408-1254 1246 Return Coal
703 1117 1125-1254 1302 Other
7304 1343 1335-1311 1208-1153 1137 Limestone
7205 1305 1312-1313 1540-1552 1614 Empty Limestone
7305 1413 1421-1430 1641-1711 1739 Empty Limestone
7404 1456 1447-1426 1314-1313 1258 Limestone
303 1445 1453-1502 1509-1532 1734-1800 1807 Coal/Other
7006 1555 1546-1529 1410 Limestone
304 1622 1614 1606-1604 1507 Return
7405 1526 1533-1611 1806-1810 1825 Empty Limestone
7106 1708 1700-1637 1528-1459 1443 Limestone
7007 1645 1652-1720 1908-1926 1941 Empty Limestone
705 1642 1650 1657 Light Engine
7107 1738 1745-1812 1958-2022 2038 Empty Limestone
7206 1828 1820-1800 1632-1621 1556 Limestone
7207 1900 1907-1940 2106-2127 2147 Empty Limestone
7306 1941 1933-1923 1738-1727 1711 Limestone
7406 2028 2020-2003 1856 Limestone
7307 2011 2019-2035 2154-2212 2227 Empty Limestone
7407 2058 2106 Empty Limestone
7008 2128 2120-2118 1958 Limestone
7108 2158 2057 Limestone
7009 2158 2206 Empty Limestone

Gakunan Railway

The following timetable is quite interesting. It seems to describe a single train shunting back and forth between all the stations along the Gakunan Railway. I intend on confirming this at a not-so-later date and will update this page as I find out more.

Service Yoshiwara Gakunanharada Hina Gakunanfujioka
701 0937 ~ 0953
702 1023 ~ 1007
703 1114 ~ 1130
301 1143 1146
302 1158 ~ 1152
303 1220 1223
704 1319 ~ 1303
705 1404 ~ 1420
304 1433 1430
305 1446 1449
706 1517 ~ 1501
306 1512 1509
307 1537 1540
707 1541 ~ 1558
708 1620 ~ 1604

Okayama to Shikoku (Takamatsu and Matsuyama)

All freight from Honshu to Shikoku must pass into Takamatsu first and then proceed west to Matsuyama if required. Due to this, the timetable is aligned against Takamatsu Terminal as that would be the best place for checking out the movements.

Service Okayama Takamatsu Terminal Iyomishima Niihama Matsuyama Cargo
3077 0035 ~ 0217 Container
3072~72~3095 0525 0414-0127 ~ 2343 2036 Container
74~3075 0301 0152 Container
8071 0439 0555 Container
3075 0725 1003 Container
71~3071 0657 0838-1024 ~ 1300 Container
3079 1323 1548 Container
3094~73 1420 1523 Container
3074 1749 1533 Container
3070~70 2022 1854-1821 ~ 1611 Container
75 2047 2202 Container
3076~76 2353 2233-2045 ~ 1816 Container
3078 2250 2119 Container
8070 0034 2203 Container
3076~77 2252 2354 Container
3073 2359 ~ ~ 0453 Container

Omiya to Nagaoka via Kumagaya and Takasaki

All freight movements centered around Kumagaya. Note that ^^ movements head off to Annaka from Takasaki. Also the Rtn C/Oil really is listed as having both Oil and Containers in it's consist.

Service Omiya Kumagaya Okabe Kuragano Takasaki Nagaoka Cargo Hols
2081 0000 0039 ~ ~ 0103-0124 0344-0412 Contnr Hols
3095 0020 0102-0630 0645 Oil Fri,Sat
8081 0032 0114 ~ ~ 0144-0209 0445-0447 Contnr
6786~6788 0416 0338-0323 ~ ~ 0249-2212 1910-1836 Paper
73~2072~2087 0526-0439 0404-0332 ~ ~ 0305-0242 0001-2314 Contnr
2080 0423 0354 ~ ~ 0328-0255 0020-2334 Contnr Hols
75~2074 0530-0444 0411 ~ ~ 0345-2301 2023-1843 Contnr Sun
5764 0524 0443 Rtn Coal
71~2070 0532 0459 ~ ~ 0430-0410 0142-0115 Contnr
4077 0437-0442 0518 ~ 0545 Oil Sat,Sun
8080 0602 0525 ~ ~ 0457-0437 0205-0147 Contnr
2083 0447-0454 0553-0607 ~ ~ 0636-0656 0945-1022 Contnr
8085~8095 0524-0530 0612-0654 ~ ~ 0727-0803 1052-1230 Contnr
4071 0529-0539 0627 ~ 0709 Oil Sun,Mon
3099 0601-0603 0644-0706 ~ 0738 Contnr Mon
8760 0846-0842 0752-0745 ~ 0649 Rtn Oil
2090 1044 0925-0815 ~ ~ 0748-0544 0259-0228 Contnr Sun
1052~2055 0730 0827-0917 ~ 0950 Contnr
8774 1031-0946 0901 ~ 0828 Rtn Oil
6085 0904 ~ ~ 0938-1022 1259-1358 Contnr
8881 0854-0858 0957 Other
2092 1131-1129 1042-1001 ~ ~ 0928-0907 0630-0605 Contnr Sun
4078 1106-1057 1012 ~ 0940 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
3094 1153-1145 1101 1049 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
6794 1220-1157 1109 Other
4074 1231-1228 1140-1113 ~ 1041 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
3097 1126-1128 1213 Contnr
4073 1158-1200 1242 ~ 1326 Oil Sat,Sun
3093 1135-1148 1246 1258 Oil Sat,Sun
4070 1345-1343 1300 ~ 1216 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
2071~70 1154-1210 1308-1331 ~ ~ 1406-1445 1754-1832 Contnr
6789~6787 1228-1230 1317-1344 ~ ~ 1435-1513 1813-1956 Rtn Paper
2082 1536 1443-1414 ~ ~ 1344-1309 1026-0942 Contnr
6795 1348 1435 Other
8771 1341-1356 1442 ~ 1514 Oil
3091 1409-1417 1502 1531 Oil Sat,Sun
8089~8087 1430 1518-1532 ~ ~ 1601-1624 1908-1956 Contnr
5775 1515 ~ 1549 Other
5881 1511-1517 1602 ~ 1632 Oil Sat,Sun
8094~8084 1721 1637-1611 ~ ~ 1541-1509 1220-1152 Contnr
3096 1813 1730-1624 ~ 1525 Contnr
5388~5781 1557 1641 ~ ~ 1719-1721^^ Ore
3092 1904-1902 1818-1731 1717 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
2073~72 1626 1714-1803 ~ ~ 1834-1907 2155-2234 Contnr
5763 1540-1659 1748-1929 ~ 2009 Oil Sun
2091 1723-1725 1813-1849 ~ 1944-2006 2010-2036 2305-2348 Contnr Sun
3090 2025-1957 1903 ~ 1831 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
3098 2115 2031-1941 ~ 1908 Contnr
8083 1857 1952-1957 ~ ~ 2048-2209 0036-0057 Contnr
8777 1910-1917 2014 ~ 2135 Rtn Oil
4072 2144-2135 2048-2017 ~ 1946 Rtn C/Oil Sat,Sun
2075~74 1920-1945 2042 ~ ~ 2113-2153 0018-0105 Contnr Sun
6084 2057 ~ ~ 2023-1908 1615-1547 Contnr
8086~8088 2201 2113 ~ ~ 2036-2016 1738-1711 Contnr
4079 2001-2031 2120 ~ 2210 Oil Sat,Sun
5782~5387 2303 2218-2130 ~ ~ 2052^^ Rtn Ore
5884 2234 2147 ~ 2116 Rtn Oil Sat,Sun
2093 2053-2057 2144-2243 ~ ~ 2313-2337 0159-0347 Contnr Sun
5783 2132 2244 Coal
5762 0148-0038 2354 ~ 2324 Rtn Oil Sun
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  1. I cannot begin to tell you the value of your freight timetables for Japan. I am currently planning a month there with video cam and that stuff is of great use to me.
    Regards
    Rod

    • Rod,

      Do take all of the private railway timetables with a grain of salt… not that they will run hideously late (and due to the JR feeders, not early either).. but they may not run at all. I’ve tried to reproduce the information as correctly as possible, but by the time you get there this may be out of date :)

      Meanwhile, there should be a new Railway Freight Timetable available in Japan also, check out the specialty book stores in Akihabara, Tokyo if you can!

      Otherwise, I did use the times above and apart from some services just not running (around Tomida), it was absolutely gold to know when trains would appear.

      Thanks, Steven.

      • Thanks Steven,
        unfortunately ( in terms of getting a timetable ) I only read Hiragana and Katakana. I would be struggling with a book in Japanese. I will just have to take my chances and trust my usually good luck when I am in Japan.
        Cheers
        Rod

    • Also, if you need any other specialty Railways, then please do request and I’ll try and get them up here ASAP.


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