The commonly known as is the smallest of the seven companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu."Company Information ." Shikoku Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
Lines
In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of its rail lines as either main, secondary, or branch lines. Prior to the change, the Dosan, Kōtoku, Tokushima, and Yosan Lines had all been main lines.
Each line is color-coded and labeled with a letter, in conjunction with which a number is assigned to each station on the line. For example, Naruto Station on the Naruto Line (labeled N) is numbered N10. Although this method is now widely used by rail companies, especially metro systems in Japan, JR Shikoku was the first JR company to adopt it.
Color Line Termini Main Lines colspan=2 Honshi Bisan LinePart of the Seto-Ōhashi Line connecting Okayama to Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge. Kojima – Utazu Y Yosan Line Main Line Takamatsu – Matsuyama U Matsuyama – Mukaibara Branch Line (New Line) Mukaibara – Uchiko Uchiko Line Uchiko – Niiya Yosan Line Branch Line (New Line) Niiya – Iyo-Ōzu Main Line Iyo-Ōzu – Uwajima S Main Line (Old Line) Mukaibara – Iyo-Ōzu T Kōtoku Line Takamatsu – Tokushima D Dosan Line Tadotsu – Kōchi K Kōchi – Kubokawa B Tokushima Line Tsukuda – Sako Other Lines M Mugi Line Tokushima – Kaifu N Naruto Line Ikenotani – Naruto G Yodo Line Wakai – Kita-Uwajima
Train services JR Shikoku provides intercity transportation with its limited express services, connecting major cities on the island of Shikoku with Okayama on Honshū. The company also operates local trains.
+Major named trains of JR ShikokuTypeName(Stations not owned by JR Shikoku in parentheses)Train typeLimitedExpressAshizuri – () – ()2000 series DMU, 2700 series DMUIshizuchi – 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMUMuroto – – KiHa 185 series DMUNanpū() – – Kōchi2700 series DMUUwakaiMatsuyama – Uwajima2000 series DMUUzushio(Okayama) – Takamatsu – TokushimaKiHa 185 series DMU, 2600 series DMU, 2700 series DMUShimantoTakamatsu – Awa-Ikeda – Kōchi2700 series DMUShiokaze(Okayama) – Matsuyama8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMUTsurugisanTokushima – – Awa-IkedaKiHa 185 series DMUSunrise Seto() – (Okayama) – Takamatsu285 series EMU sleeper (operated by JR West and JR Central)RapidMarine Liner(Okayama) – Takamatsu5000 series EMU (operated by JR Shikoku)223-5000 series EMU (operated by JR West)
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