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line between Mizuma Kannon Station and Kaizuka Station, all within Kaizuka,

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. This is the only railway line of a

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company operates. The company also operates

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services. The company or the line is commonly called .

Basic data

*Distance: *

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: *Stations: 10 *Track: single *Electric supply: 1,500 V DC *

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: Automatic

History

The line opened between December 1925 and January 1926, electrified at 600 VDC. Freight services ceased in 1972, and in 1990 the line voltage was increased to 1,500 VDC.

Proposed connecting line

* Sechigo station - Construction of a proposed line to Kokawa on the

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commenced in the late 1920s but was abandoned due to the economic depression in the 1930s

Stations

All stations are in

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References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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