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1554:"いすみ鉄道に新型車両 いすみ３００形" [New Isumi 300 series trains for Isumi Railway].
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1617:いすみ鉄道いすみ３５０形
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385:Kazusa-Azuma
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68:In operation
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1539:13 December
1498:データブック日本の私鉄
1426:Nishi-Ōhara
1331:Kururi Line
897:Nishi-Ōhara
885:Sotobō Line
788:Sotobō Line
359:Nishi-Ōhara
292:Sotobō Line
198:Track gauge
173:Line length
125:Operator(s)
57:Native name
1708:Isumi Line
1702:Categories
1601:17 January
1470:References
1422:KiHa 10000
862:Transfers
778:, linking
749:Isumi Line
654:Nishihata
35:Isumi Line
1434:Koyamatsu
1310:Ōito Line
1111:Nishihata
1039:Koyamatsu
954:Kuniyoshi
865:Location
851:Japanese
761:Isumi-sen
547:Koyamatsu
439:Kuniyoshi
249:Route map
189:Character
168:Technical
1438:Kugahara
1415:Kisarazu
1407:Fusamoto
1093:Fusamoto
1075:Kugahara
859:Express
854:Distance
628:Fusamoto
601:Kugahara
133:Depot(s)
112:Stations
52:Overview
1595:RM News
1430:Nittano
1378:History
1342:KiHa 20
1327:KiHa 30
1306:KiHa 52
1206:JR West
1202:KiHa 52
1196:JR East
1192:KiHa 30
1186:JR West
1182:KiHa 28
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264:Legend
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160:Opened
81:Locale
65:Status
1501:[
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1133:上総中野
1118:25.1
1100:22.2
1082:20.8
1064:19.6
1046:18.2
1027:15.8
1020:Ōtaki
1009:Ōtaki
999:14.7
996:城見ヶ丘
980:11.9
977:上総中川
890:Isumi
871:Ōhara
856:(km)
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796:Ōtaki
790:, to
784:Isumi
520:Ōtaki
326:Ōhara
221:200 m
192:Rural
137:Ōtaki
98:Ōhara
73:Owner
1669:2015
1603:2013
1541:2010
1507:ISBN
1079:久我原
1061:東総元
1043:小谷松
1024:大多喜
961:8.8
942:7.4
939:新田野
923:5.2
920:上総東
904:1.7
901:西大原
878:0.0
755:いすみ線
747:The
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649:25.1
622:22.2
595:20.8
568:19.6
541:18.2
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487:14.7
460:11.9
231:None
163:1930
60:いすみ線
1400:木原線
1115:西畑
1097:総元
958:国吉
875:大原
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406:7.4
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