Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down. A section of the line between Nakamatsu and Takamori resumed service in July of the same year. As of September 2019, the section between Tateno and Nakamatsu are still closed. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism estimates that a complete restoration will cost between 6.5 to 7 billion yen.