The is a railway line operated by the Kantō Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. It is a non-electrified line which connects , on the Jōban Line, to , with one intermediate station at . History The Ryuzaki Railway Co. opened the line on 14 August 1900 as a gauge steam-operated line. The line was regauged to in July 1915. The company merged with the Kashima Sangu Railway Co. in 1944, which merged with the Kanto Railway Co. in 1965. Freight services ceased in 1971, the same year the line switched to driver-only-operation (in August 1971), becoming the first driver-only-operation line in Japan. Stations References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia Kantō Railway Railway lines opened in 1900 1900 establishments in Japan 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan