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History

The Iwate Development Railway started construction of a 6km line to Hikoroichi ( 日頃市線) in 1941, but work was suspended as a result of the
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. Work recommenced after the war and the line opened in 1950, and was extended 4km to Iwate-Ishibashi in 1960. A 2km freight-only line to Akasaki ( 赤崎線) opened in 1957. The passenger service ceased in 1992, and the lines are now freight-only.


See also

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List of railway companies in Japan List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators. Those in ''italics'' are the third-sector operators; being half-public, half-private. Japan Railways Group The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were f ...


External links


Official website
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