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The Minato Line was the only railway line operated by
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was established on 18 November 1907, and the line was opened from
Katsuta to Nakaminato on 25 December 1913, using steam haulage. The entire line to Ajigaura was completed on 17 July 1928. From 1 August 1944, the line was taken over by Ibaraki
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a third-sector (funded jointly by local government and private sector) company, later incorporated as
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. From 1 April 2008, the line became the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line.
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diesel cars, KiHa 11-123/203/204, were sold to the
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Former TKJ KiHa 11-201 on the
Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway in February 2016
1582:] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 18.
1439:] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 18.
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One of them is scheduled to be converted to a sightseeing train.
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Trackbed damaged by the March 2011 Great East Japan earthquake
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1406:Databook: Japan's Private Railways
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739:Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
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82:Ibaraki Prefecture
1589:978-4-330-58415-7
1462:もとJR東海キハ11形が湊機関区へ
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441:Nakane (中根)
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65:In operation
1490:営業車両の購入について
1402:データブック日本の私鉄
689:Minato Line
202:Track gauge
177:Line length
132:Operator(s)
52:Native name
30:Minato Line
1697:Categories
1663:2021-01-18
1620:15 October
1374:References
900:Nakaminato
796:Jōban Line
745:Operations
701:Minato-sen
324:Jōban Line
143:Nakaminato
1194:(TKJ) in
1102:MiKi 300)
772:Location
718:ひたちなか海浜鉄道
251:Route map
193:Character
172:Technical
1614:Archived
1557:24 March
1351:See also
1015:Ajigaura
923:Tonoyama
753:Stations
735:Ajigaura
729:between
140:Depot(s)
109:Stations
100:Ajigaura
47:Overview
1610:RM News
1283:History
1228:KiHa 22
1188:KiHa 11
1093:KiHa 20
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159:History
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127:Service
117:Website
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1029:14.3
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983:12.6
975:美乃浜学園
960:10.8
883:高田の鉄橋
760:Name
223:200 m
70:Owner
1622:2016
1584:ISBN
1559:2016
1531:2015
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1475:2015
1441:ISBN
1410:ISBN
1317:茨城交通
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1040:TBA
1026:1.0
1021:阿字ヶ浦
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980:1.8
957:1.2
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934:1.4
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911:1.1
891:7.1
888:2.3
868:4.8
865:3.0
845:1.8
842:1.2
822:0.6
819:0.6
792:0.0
733:and
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609:14.3
575:13.3
552:12.6
529:10.8
233:None
167:1913
1300:湊鉄道
906:那珂湊
814:工機前
506:9.6
483:8.2
460:7.1
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414:1.8
391:0.6
368:0.0
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