The Tsuruga - Tomura section opened in 1917, and the line was then extended westward to Obama in 1918, Wakasa-Takahama in 1921 and connected to the
Maizuru Line at Higashi-Maizuru the following year. Freight services between Tsuruga and Mitsumatsu ceased in 1997. The line was
electrified on March 15, 2003. ==Stations==