It was founded in 1887 and all lines were opened between Amijima Station, Kizu Station (Kyoto Prefecture) (abolished), Aichi Station (abolished), and Nagoya Station in 1899.
1887年に設立され、1899年に網島駅～木津駅(京都府)（廃駅）～愛知駅（廃駅）～名古屋駅間が全通する。