There has been several attempts to build a railway line into southern Chita peninsula before World War II,[1] such as Japan Governmental Railways' attempt to extend the Taketoyo Line to Morozaki, Aichi Electric Railways' (Current Meitetsu) attempt to build a line to Utsumi, and the local investors' plan to build a light railway from Taketoyo in 1913.

[2] However, due to the low population density in the area, and the lack of industry,[1] none of the plans came to fruition.

[2] Meitetsu, in a part of an effort to develop the southern Chita peninsula, planned building a line to Utsumi.

[clarification needed] The Tokoname route was rejected due to the length of the line needed to extend to Utsumi, and the Fuki route was preferred by the line as it was easier to develop the central part of the peninsula.

Local services runs inside the line during daytime, while through rapid/limited express services are run to stations in other lines such as Meitetsu Nagoya Station on rush hours.