1955: Regauged from to for through operation to the then Japanese National Railways November 29, 1955: Renamed to June 1, 1964: Bus and train services in the area combined to a single company, August 31, 1968: Bus service separated to February 25, 1969: Renamed back again to Kurihara Electric Railway March 29, 1987: Hosokuura - Hosokuura Mine freight service closed November 1, 1988: Hosokura - Hosokura Mine () abandoned (in some source on October 27) June 16, 1990: Hosokura - Hosokura Mine Park Mae () opened. Hosokura Station abandoned December 15, 1993: Mitsubishi Material transferred ownership of the Kurihara Electric Railway to the then five towns (in 2007, 2 cities) along the line May 1, 1995: Renamed to Kurihara Den'en Railway. Electric operation terminated. Conductorless operation introduced April 1, 2007: Railway service terminated Stations As of 2007. All stations were in Miyagi Prefecture. Ishikoshi () In Tome Aramachi () Wakayanagi () Yachihata () Ōokashōmae () Ōoka () Sawabe () Tsukumo () Sugihashi () Toyasaki () Kurikoma () Kurihara Tamachi () Omatsu () Uguisuzawa () Uguisuzawa Kōgyōkōkō Mae () Hosokura Mine Park Mae () In Kurihara Rolling stock For service KD 95 type Railcar (DMU) built in 1995. Nos. KD 951 to KD 953 KD 10 type Railcar (DMU) for busy hours, used with conductor. Nos. KD 11, KD 12, previously Nagoya Railroad "Kiha 10" type, nos. "Kiha 15", "Kiha 16" For maintenance DB 10 type Diesel locomotive, 4-wheel. No. DB 101 MC 100 type Motor car No. "To 102", "To 103" Wooden truck (gondola) No. "Wafu 74" Wooden wagon Preserved from electrified period, at Kurihara Mine Park Mae ED202 Electric locomotive, 2-truck, 8-wheel. Regauged survivour of era No. "Wa 71" Wooden wagon Left intact in Wakayanagi depot EMUs used until 1995 M15 type, newly built on regaugement, etc. In Popular Culture The Kurihara Den'en Railway line was featured in the non-fiction manga and anime series Tetsuko no Tabi Rail transport in Miyagi Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan Kurihara, Miyagi Tome, Miyagi Railway lines opened in 1921 Railway lines closed in 2007