History
- October 26, 1913: Akayu - Ringō section opens
- November 15, 1914: Ringō - Nagai section opens
- December 11, 1922: Nagai - Ayukai section opens
- April 22, 1923: Ayukai - Arato segment opens
- November 15, 1954: Diesel multiple units replace steam engines on the line
- June 1, 1959: Miyauchi Station opens
- May 20, 1960: Minami-Nagai Station opens
- October 28, 1986: Government designates line for closure
- April 1, 1987: Line inherited by JR East following privatization of JNR
- October 10, 1988: Line transferred from JR East to Yamagata Railway Company
- December 15, 1989: Shirousagi Station opens
- October 23, 1997: Centralized traffic control (CTC) introduced
- June 9, 2002: Ayame-Kōen Station opens
- October 13, 2007: Shikinosato Station opens
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