Shigaraki Kohgen Railway Co., Ltd. (信楽高原鐵道株式会社, Shigaraki Kōgen Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese third-sector railway company funded by Shiga Prefecture and the city of Koka.

[3] New SKR500 series diesel railcar SKR501 entered revenue service on the line from 5 February 2017.

[8] The line has an unfortunate record in this regard, with services suspended between 1943 and 1947 due to being deemed non-essential during World War II and the track removed.

The citizens' volunteer work contributed to the reopening of the line on July 25, 1947.

[7] The line was out of service from September 16, 2013, to November 29, 2014, as a result of another bridge washout caused by Typhoon Man-yi.