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Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost
Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line].
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654:Lines of Tobu Railway
321:歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線NO.5 東武鉄道２
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633:Tōbu Nikkō
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489:Urban Park
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304:References
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174:東武矢板線
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329:ISBN
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