Having a total length of 12.4 km (7.7 mi), the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially double-tracked.

All trains stop at all 12 stations (including both termini) along the line.

The Nobutaka Ikoma Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1922, electrified at 600 VDC.

The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC.

With the change of the timetable on March 14, 2020, the slow section between Seya-Kitaguchi and Tatsutagawa Stations has ended, and four trains per hour run in the morning and evening hours has been implemented throughout the entire line.