Isumi Line

The Isumi Line (いすみ線, Isumi-sen) is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Isumi Railway Company. It extends through the central eastern section of the Bōsō Peninsula, linking Ōhara Station in the city of Isumi, where it connects with the Sotobō Line, to Kazusa-Nakano Station in the town of Ōtaki, where it connects with the Kominato Line.

Isumi Line
An Isumi Class 200 diesel car near Higashi-Fusamoto Station in April 2009
Overview
Native nameいすみ線
StatusIn operation
OwnerIsumi Railway Company
LocaleChiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations14
Service
Operator(s)Isumi Railway Company
Depot(s)Ōtaki
Rolling stockIsumi 200 series DMU, Isumi 300 series DMU, Isumi 350 series DMU, KiHa 52 series DMU, KiHa 28 series DMU
History
Opened1930
Technical
Line length26.8 km (16.7 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius200 m
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map

Sotobō Line
0.0
Ōhara
1.7
Nishi-Ōhara
5.2
7.4
Nittano
8.8
11.9
14.7
Shiromigaoka
15.8
Ōtaki
18.2
19.6
20.8
22.2
25.1
Nishihata
26.8
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