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===Timeline===
*June 1, 1913 - Kawashimamura (now Ise-Kawashima) ~ Yunoyama (now Yunoyama-Onsen) section opened by Yokkaichi Railway.
*September 24, 1913 - Suwa (now Kintetsu-Yokkaichi) ~ Kawashimamura section opens.
*March 3, 1916 - Yokkaichi ([[Kokutetsu]]) ~ Suwa section opens.
*November 1, 1921 - Entire line [[Railway electrification system|electrified]].
*November 29, 1927 - Yokkaichi ~ Suwa section closes. Suwa becomes the origin of the line.
*March 1, 1931 - Yokkaichi Railway is absorbed by [[Mie Railway]] (''Santetsu'').
*February 1, 1944 - Matsumotomura Station officially renamed Ise-Matsumoto Station.
*February 11, 1944 - Santetsu and six other companies merge to form [[Sanco|Mie Transport]] (''Sanco''). Connection with Utsube Line opens. Officially renamed Sanco Mie Line.
*July 1, 1954 - Kawashimamura Station officially renamed Ise-Kawashima Station. Sakuramura Station officially renamed Sakura Station.
*September 23, 1956 - Suwa Station closed, moved, and re-opened as Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station. Suwa ~ Nakagawara section closes. Kintetsu-Yokkaichi ~ Nakagawara section opens.
*February 1, 1964 - Sanco railway division splits off and forms a new company Mie Electric Railway (''Sanden'').
*March 23, 1964 - Ōbane-en Station opens. Voltage along line increased to 1500 V. Entire line [[track gauge conversion|re-gauged]] from {{RailGauge|762mm|lk=on}} to {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}. Direct connection with Utsube Line closes. Direct connection with Nagoya Line opens.
*April 1, 1965 - Sanden, and all of its lines, are acquired by [[Kinki Nippon Railway]] (''Kintetsu''). Line officially renamed Kintetsu Yunoyama Line.
*July 15, 1965 - Direct limited express service from Osaka and Nagoya begins.
*October 17, 1968 - [[Automatic train stop|ATS system]] activated on entire line.
*August 1, 1970 - Yunoyama Station officially renamed to Yunoyama-Onsen Station.
*March 11, 1973 - Elevated portion of the Kintetsu-Yokkaichi ~ Nakagawara section is completed and opens.
*March 17, 1998 - Direct limited express service from Osaka and Nagoya ends.
*March 18, 2004 - Limited express service along the line ends.
 
==Service==