Taisha Line (JR West)

The Taisha Line (大社線, Taisha-sen) was a railway line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within Izumo, Shimane, Japan. The line closed on April 1, 1990.^[1]

Taisha Line
Preserved Taisha Station building
Overview
Native name	大社線
Status	Ceased operation
Owner	JR West
Locale	Shimane
Termini	Izumoshi Taisha
Stations	4
Service
Type	Commuter rail line
Operator(s)	JR West
History
Opened	28 April 1915; 110 years ago (1915-04-28)
Closed	1 April 1990
Technical
Line length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Entirely Single-tracked
Character	Rural and urban
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None

History

The line was opened by the Japanese Government Railways in 1912. Freight services ceased in 1974, and the line was closed in 1990, being replaced by a bus service by Ichibata bus.^[2] This line, along with Miyazu Line, Kajiya Line being transferred/closed marked the end of all lines in specified local lines.

The former Taisha Station has been preserved and now serves as a museum. It was certified as an Important Cultural Property in 2004. It is the only remaining station of the former JR Taisha Line, the other two having been demolished and built over since the closure of the line. The section between Izumoshi and Arakaya has been turned into a cycling road.

Stations

Name		Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Izumoshi	出雲市	0.0	Sanin Main Line	Izumo, Shimane
Izumo-Takamatsu	出雲高松	3.5
Arakaya	荒茅	5.0
Taisha	大社	7.5

• Tachikue Line [ja] operated by Ichibata Electric Railway used to be connected to the line by Izumoshi Station until 1965.

See also

• Izumo Taisha-mae Station
• List of railway lines in Japan