Tracks run parallel to JR West's San'in Main Line on the north of Lake Shinji.

The line was first built to transport worshippers between Izumo and Ichibata Yakushi, a shrine to the east of the city.

[1] Before World War II, the line connected directly to Ichibata Yakushi, where a station named Ichibata Station was located nearby.

This section would later be disassembled in 1960 and parts were offered to the Nagoya Railroad.

Centralized traffic control was introduced to the line in 1966.