April 27: The old track of the Saga - Umahori section came into operation as the Sagano Sightseeing Line of the Sagano Sightseeing Railway Company (West Japan Railway Company is a typeⅠrailway business operator, and the Sagano Sightseeing Railway Company is a typeⅡ railway business operator).
4月27日-嵯峨～馬堀間の旧線が嵯峨野観光鉄道嵯峨野観光線として開業（西日本旅客鉄道が第一種、嵯峨野観光鉄道が第二種鉄道事業者）。