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The company has curtailed investment and maintenance measures and made some efforts to increase passengers. But the rapid shift to car traffic has overwhelmed railways everywhere in Japan since the 1990s. Miyagi
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municipalities of a future suspension of the subsidy. In
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1023:(in Japanese sense) in 1993, renamed on April 1, 1995 to Kurihara Den'en Railway.
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980:) gauged, constructed by Kurihara Tramway
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
1090:September 21, 1952: Electrified DC 750 V
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1583:Rail transport in Miyagi Prefecture
1044:December 15, 1918: Kurihara Tramway
924:Power: Internal combustion (Diesel)
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1199:Typical unmanned station, Aramachi
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1603:Tome, Miyagi
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1540:Wooden wagon
1515:Wooden wagon
1462:For service
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1537:No. "Wa 71"
1528:762 mm
1500:MC 100 type
1095:762 mm
1060:established
974:762 mm
897:As of 2007
893:Description
213:Track gauge
204:Line length
1572:Categories
1497:ED202 type
1486:DB 10 type
1471:KD 10 type
1465:KD 95 type
1457:KD 95 type
1400:Uguisuzawa
1274:Ōokashōmae
1246:Wakayanagi
905:Rail gauge
842:栗電 or くりでん
705:Uguisuzawa
480:Ōokashōmae
404:Wakayanagi
77:newspapers
1503:Motor car
1434:細倉マインパーク前
1330:Sugihashi
1260:Yachihata
1212:Ishikoshi
798:くりはら田園鉄道線
580:Sugihashi
455:Yachihata
321:Ishikoshi
234:Route map
199:Technical
34:does not
1443:Kurihara
1358:Kurikoma
1344:Toyasaki
1232:Aramachi
1191:Stations
1031:Timeline
835:Kurihara
630:Kurikoma
605:Toyasaki
346:Aramachi
149:Overview
1420:鶯沢工業高校前
1316:Tsukumo
968:History
555:Tsukumo
284:JR East
188:2007-03
186: (
173: (
162:Termini
91:scholar
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