すなわち、その路線が通る土地の所有者の意向、他の町や村の便宜をはかるために、あるいは他の路線との接続をはかるために迂回することのメリットなどである。

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English Translation

In other words, the merits, etc. of making detours are the consideration of the attitudes of the landowners whose property the line would cross, the convenience of other towns and villages, as well as connection with other railway lines.

Furigana

すなわち、その路線(ろせん)が通(とお)る土地(とち)の所有者(しょゆうしゃ)の意向(いこう)、他(た)の町(まち)や村(むら)の便宜(べんぎ)をはかるために、あるいは他(た)の路線(ろせん)との接続(せつぞく)をはかるために迂回(うかい)することのメリットなどである。

Romanji

Sunawachi, sono rosen ga tōru tochi no shoyūsha no ikō, ta no machi ya mura no bengi o hakaru tameni, aruiha ta no rosen to no setsuzoku o hakaru tameni ukaisuru koto no meritto nado de aru.

Words

即ち (すなわち)

that is; namely; i.e.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

路線 (ろせん)

route; line; alignment

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

通る (とおる)

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

所有者 (しょゆうしゃ)

owner

意向 (いこう)

intention; idea; inclination

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

村 (むら)

village

便宜 (べんぎ)

convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

計る (はかる)

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate); to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

或いは (あるいは、あるは)

or; possibly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

接続 (せつぞく)

connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link; changing trains; conjunction

迂回 (うかい)

detour; to detour; to circumvent; turning movement

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

メリット (メリット)

advantage; benefit; merit

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...