Kusatsu line mainly runs through area around Kōka City, on the mostly flat terrain along Somagawa and Yasu Rivers.

[1] The symbol of the route is C.[2] The Kansai Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1889/90, and was nationalised in 1907.

[3] CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979, the line was electrified in 1980 and freight services ceased in 1987.

The station was proposed to allow passengers to transfer between the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Kusatsu lines.

However, in September 2006, the Otsu district court concluded that Ritto City issuing bonds to fund the station's construction was illegal under local finance law and the project was halted; the project was officially abandoned in October 2007.