Shikoku Railway Company

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A JR Shikoku series 5000 bi-level cab car leads the Takamatsu-bound Marine Liner rapid train service.

Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道株式会社, Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha^?), commonly known as JR Shikoku (JR四国, Jeiāru Shikoku^?), is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways. It operates intercity rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan.

Shikoku Railway's headquarters are in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.

1 Lines
- 1.1 Main Lines
- 1.2 Other Lines
2 External links

[edit] Lines

[edit] Main Lines

Honshi-Bisan Line (本四備讃線), a part of Seto-Ōhashi Line (瀬戸大橋線) - Connects Okayama in Honshu to Shikoku over the Great Seto Bridge. Connects to the Yosan or Kōtoku lines depending on the train. Runs north-south.
Yosan Line (予讃線) - Connects from the Seto-Ōhashi Line to Uwajima through Niihama, Saijō, Imabari and Matsuyama. Runs east-west.
Kōtoku Line (高徳線) - Connects the Seto-Ōhashi Line to Tokushima through Takamatsu.
Dosan Line (土讃線) - Connects Kubokawa to Tadotsu.
Tokushima Line (徳島線) - Connects Tokushima to the Dosan line. Runs east-west.

[edit] Other Lines

Mugi Line (牟岐線)
Naruto Line (鳴門線)
Uchiko Line (内子線)
Yodo Line (予土線)

[edit] External links

http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/ (Japanese)

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