It connects Jōno Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture with Yoake Station in Hita, Ōita Prefecture and features the 4380 m Shakadake Tunnel between Chikuzen Iwaya and Hikosan station, where a fatal tunnel collapse occurred during construction in 1953, killing 21 construction workers.
This railway line connects Jōno Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture to Yoake Station in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, and includes the 4380 m Shakadake Tunnel between Chikuzen Iwaya and Hikosan stations. The tunnel's construction was marred by a fatal collapse in 1953 that claimed the lives of 21 workers.