The opened the line between 1913 and 1923. The railway was acquired by the in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. the
Kakogawa Line, the
Takasago Line, the
Miki Line, and the
Hōjō Line. Under the operation of
Japanese National Railways (JNR), freight services ceased in 1974. JR West succeeded the line in 1987 and closed it in 1990, concurrently with the
Miyazu Line and the
Taisha Line, as the last of 83 "
specified local lines" selected for closure. ==References==