Seto-Ōhashi Line
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The Seto-Ōhashi Line (瀬戸大橋線, Seto-Ōhashi-sen) 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 line formed of three different lines. Service commenced along with the opening of the Great Seto Bridge in 1988.
Basic data
[edit]- 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: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
- Stations: 22
- Track:
- Double: Chayamachi — Takamatsu
- Single: the remainder
- Electrification: 1,500 V DC
- Railway signalling: Automatic
Services
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 | Location | |||
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JR West | Uno Line | M01 | Okayama | 岡山 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Okaden: ■ Higashiyama Line ■ Seikibashi Line (Both at Okayama-Ekimae) |
Kita-ku, Okayama |
Okayama | |
M02 | Ōmoto | 大元 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | △ | ||||||
M03 | Bizen-Nishiichi | 備前西市 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | △ | Minami-ku, Okayama | |||||
M04 | Senoo | 妹尾 | 8.3 | - | - | - | - | ▲ | ||||||
M05 | Bitchū-Mishima | 備中箕島 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
M06 | Hayashima | 早島 | 11.9 | - | - | - | - | ▲ | Hayashima | |||||
M07 | Kuguhara | 久々原 | 13.2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
M08 | Chayamachi | 茶屋町 | 14.9 | - | - | - | - | ● | ![]() |
Kurashiki | ||||
Honshi-Bisan Line | ||||||||||||||
M09 | Uematsu | 植松 | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | △ | Minami-ku, Okayama | |||||
M10 | Kimi | 木見 | 20.5 | - | - | - | - | △ | Kurashiki | |||||
M11 | Kaminochō | 上の町 | 24.6 | - | - | - | - | △ | ||||||
M12 | Kojima | 児島 | 27.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
JR Shikoku | ||||||||||||||
(Great Seto Bridge) | ||||||||||||||
Y09 | Utazu | 宇多津 | 45.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ■ Yosan Line (Westward) | Utazu | Kagawa | ||||
Yosan Line | ||||||||||||||
Y08 | Sakaide | 坂出 | 50.5 | - | ● | ● | ● | Sakaide | ||||||
Y07 | Yasoba | 八十場 | 53.2 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Y06 | Kamogawa | 鴨川 | 55.2 | - | - | △ | △ | |||||||
Y05 | Sanuki-Fuchū | 讃岐府中 | 57.6 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Y04 | Kokubu | 国分 | 59.9 | - | - | △ | △ | Takamatsu | ||||||
Y03 | Hashioka | 端岡 | 62.3 | - | - | △ | ● | |||||||
Y02 | Kinashi | 鬼無 | 65.7 | - | - | △ | △ | |||||||
Takamatsu Freight Terminal | 高松貨物ターミナル | 67.1 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Y01 | Kōzai | 香西 | 68.4 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Y00 | Takamatsu | 高松 | 71.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ■ Kōtoku Line (T28) Kotoden Kotohira Line (Takamatsu-Chikkō) |
See also
[edit]External links
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- JR Shikoku official website (in Japanese)
- JR West official website (in Japanese)