The is a 8.3 km

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owned by the Ichibata Electric Railway. The line connects Kawato Station with Izumo Taisha-mae Station, all within

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

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Operations

The line is

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with

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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. There are local, express, and limited express services that run along on the line, along with the ''Izumotaisha'' express service.

Stations

All stations are within

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References

{{Specified local lines, state=collapsed Bataden Taisha Line Railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Shimane Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1930