March 10, 1882, the segments of the branch line between Nagahama Station and Yanagase and between Todoguchi (as temporarily called) (later renamed to Todonishiguchi) and Kanegasaki (the present Tsugaminato Station) were opened.
1882年3月10日、支線部分：長浜駅－柳ヶ瀬間、洞道口（仮）（後の洞道西口）－金ヶ崎（現在の敦賀港駅）間（注：東西幹線ルート決定前の開業）