Taisha Line (Bataden)

"Taisha Line" redirects here. For the defunct JR West line, see Taisha Line (JR West).

The Taisha Line (大社線, Taisha-sen) is a 8.3 km railway line owned by the Ichibata Electric Railway. The line connects Kawato Station with Izumo Taisha-mae Station, all within Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Taisha Line
A 1000-series passenger train on the Taisha Line with the Awazu Ino Shrine
Overview
Native name	大社線
Owner	Ichibata Electric Railway
Locale	Shimane Prefecture
Termini	Kawato Izumo Taisha-mae
Stations	5
Website	http://www.ichibata.co.jp
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	2 February 1930; 95 years ago (1930-02-02)
Technical
Line length	8.3 km (5.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead line, DC 1,500 V
Route map

With the closure of JR West's Taisha Line in 1990, this line became the only line connecting passengers to the Izumo-taisha.

Operations

The line is electrified with overhead lines and is single-tracked for the entire line. No passing loops exist on the line.

Though the line terminates at Kawato Station, some services continue along the Kita-Matsue Line to Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station.^[1] There are local, express, and limited express services that run along on the line, along with the Izumotaisha express service.^[2]

Stations

All stations are within Izumo, Shimane.

Code	Name		Distance (km)	Connections
5	Kawato	川跡	0.0	Kita-Matsue Line
23	Takahama	高浜	2.8
24	Yōkan	遙堪	4.8
25	Hamayamakōen-Kitaguchi	浜山公園北口	6.4
26	Izumo Taisha-mae	出雲大社前	8.3