noun
handcar railroad; handcar railway
Historical term for a light railway where small hand-pumped or hand-pushed cars were used, often for short-distance transport or maintenance.
人車軌道は、かつて工事現場や鉱山で使われていた。
Handcar railroads were once used at construction sites and mines.
Compound of 人 (jin, 'person'), 車 (sha, 'vehicle'), and 軌道 (kidō, 'track'). The term directly describes a track for human-powered cars.