History
The section from Komoro to Koumi was opened for service by the private Saku Railway in 1919. The company planned a railway network stretching from Kōfu in the south to Naoetsu and Nagaoka in the north, linking up with the Fuji Minobe Railway to create a coast-to-coast rail line. North of Komoro, Saku Railway obtained a construction permit for a section between Yashiro and Suzaka, but this was transferred to the local Katō Railway (predecessor of the Nagano Electric Railway). Due to World War I construction of the line south of Koumi never began. Instead, the Japan National Railways (JNR) began building the Kobuchizawa — Koumi segment. This, combined with the purchase/nationalization of the remaining segment from Saku Railway, resulted in the current Koumi Line. The entire line opened for service in 1935.
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