Isumi Line

Isumi Line
An Isumi Class 200 diesel car near Higashi-Fusamoto Station, April 2009
Overview
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Ōhara Kazusa-Nakano
Stations	14
Operation
Opened	1930
Operator(s)	Isumi Railway Company
Depot(s)	Ōtaki
Technical
Line length	26.8 km (16.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	200 m
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map Sotobō Line 0.0 Ōhara 1.7 Nishi-Ōhara 5.2 Kazusa-Azuma 7.4 Nittano 8.8 Kuniyoshi 11.9 Kazusa-Nakagawa 14.7 Shiromigaoka 15.8 Ōtaki 18.2 Koyamatsu 19.6 Higashi-Fusamoto 20.8 Kugahara 22.2 Fusamoto 25.1 Nishihata 26.8 Kazusa-Nakano Kominato 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 Class 200 DMU cars, May 2011

Isumi Class 300 DMU car 301, March 2012

Isumi Class 350 DMU car 351, March 2013

KiHa 28 2346, March 2013

KiHa 30 62, March 2013

KiHa 52-125, May 2014

KiHa 20 1303 in October 2015

The line uses a fleet of LE-Car II series diesel railcars classified "Isumi Class 200".

In December 2010, former JR West KiHa 52 diesel car KiHa 52-125, formerly used on the Ōito Line was purchased by the Isumi Railway. This was repainted into JNR standard red and cream livery before entering revenue service.

From March 2012, two new Isumi Class 300 diesel cars entered service on the line. Built by Niigata Transys, these feature transverse seating and toilets.

On 11 October 2012, a former JR West KiHa 28 DMU car, KiHa 28 2346, was delivered to the line. This is used in conjunction with the KiHa 52 125 car.

In January 2013, a JR East KiHa 30 DMU car, KiHa 30 62, previously used on the Kururi Line was delivered to the line.