The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan which links Okayama Station in Okayama Prefecture with Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture via the Great Seto Bridge. It is not a distinct railway line, but an official nickname given to a composite section formed of three different lines. Service commenced along with the opening of the Great Seto Bridge in 1988.データで見るJR西日本 2022
Basic data Operators, lines: Total distance: 71.8 km JR West (Services and tracks) Uno Line 1: Okayama — Chayamachi, 14.9 km Honshi-Bisan Line: Chayamachi — Kojima, 12.9 km JR Shikoku (Services and tracks) Honshi-Bisan Line: Kojima — Utazu, 18.1 km Yosan Line 1: Utazu — Sakaide — Takamatsu 25.9 km JR Freight (Services) Uno Line 1: Okayama — Chayamachi, 14.9 km Honshi-Bisan Line: Chayamachi — Kojima — Utazu, 31.0 km Yosan Line 1: Utazu — Sakaide — Takamatsu 25.9 km 1: Only the portions of these lines are called Seto-Ōhashi Line. Gauge: Stations: 22 Track: Double: Chayamachi — Takamatsu Single: the remainder Electrification: 1,500 V DC Railway signalling: Automatic
Services As a link between Honshu and Shikoku, the line has many limited express trains, including the Shiokaze, Nanpū, Uzushio, and Sunrise Seto. There are also rapid trains such as the Sun Port and Marine Liner.
The segment operated by JR West (Okayama — Kojima) accepts ICOCA, a smart card ticketing system.
Stations SK: Shiokaze NP: Nampū US: Uzushio SS: Sunrise Seto ML: Rapid Marine Liner SP: Rapid Sun Port
All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "-". Some trains stop at "▲" and few trains stop at △.
Operator Line Station Distance(km) SK NP US SS ML SP Transfers LocationJR West Uno Line 岡山 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line Tsuyama Line Kibi Line (Momotaro Line)Okaden: ■ Higashiyama Line ■ Seikibashi Line (Both at ) Kita-ku,Okayama Okayama 大元 2.5 - - - -△ 備前西市 4.5 - - - - △ Minami-ku,Okayama 妹尾 8.3 - - - - ▲ 備中箕島 10.2 - - - - - 早島 11.9 - - - - ▲ Hayashima 久々原 13.2 - - - - - 茶屋町 14.9 - - - - ● Uno Line (L08, Southward) Kurashiki Honshi-Bisan Line 植松 17.8 - - - - △ Minami-ku, Okayama 木見 20.5 - - - - △ Kurashiki 上の町 24.6- - - - △ 児島 27.8 ●●● ● ● JR Shikoku (Great Seto Bridge) 宇多津 45.9 ● ●● ● ■ Yosan Line (Westward) Utazu Kagawa Yosan Line 坂出 50.5 - ● ● ● Sakaide 八十場 53.2 - - - - 鴨川 55.2 - - △ △ 讃岐府中 57.6 - - - - 国分 59.9 - - △ △ Takamatsu 端岡 62.3 - - △ ● 鬼無 65.7 - - △ △ Takamatsu Freight Terminal 高松貨物ターミナル 67.1 - - - - 香西 68.4 -- - - 高松 71.8 ● ● ● ● ■ Kōtoku Line (T28)Kotoden Kotohira Line ()
See also List of railway lines in Japan Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
References
External links
JR Shikoku official website JR West official website