Seto-Ōhashi Line

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Rapid train Marine Liner
Rapid train Marine Liner
Cab view inside Great Seto Bridge.
Cab view inside Great Seto Bridge.

Seto-Ōhashi Line (瀬戸大橋線 Seto-Ōhashi-sen?) is a Japanese railway service across the Inland Sea via the Great Seto Bridge between Okayama Station, Okayama and Takamatsu Station, Takamatsu, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It links Honshū and Shikoku. It is not a distinct railway line, but an official nickname given to a composite line formed by three different lines. Basically, only the train that enters Honshi-Bisan Line is called Seto-Ōhashi Line train.

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[edit] 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: 1,067 mm
  • Stations: 23, where 1 freight only
  • Track:
    • Double: Chayamachi — Takamatsu
    • Single: the remainder
  • Electrification: 1,500 V DC
  • Railway signalling: Automatic

[edit] Services

As a link between Honshū and Shikoku, the line has many limited express trains, including Shiokaze (しおかぜ?), Nanpū (南風?), Uzushio (うずしお?), and Sunrise Seto (サンライズ瀬戸?). There are also rapid trains such as Sun Port (サンポート?) and Marine Liner (マリンライナー?).

The segment operated by JR West (Okayama — Kojima) accepts ICOCA, a smart card ticketing system.

[edit] Stations

S: Rapid Sun Port (快速サンポート Kaisoku Sun Port?)
M: Rapid Marine Liner (快速マリンライナー Kaisoku Marine Liner?)

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "-". Some trains stop at "▲". Marin Liner goes another route at "=".

Line,
operator
Station Distance S M Transfers Location
Uno Line, JR West Okayama 岡山 0.0 JR West: Kibi Line, Sanyō Main Line, Sanyō Shinkansen, Tsuyama Line
Okaden: Higashiyama Line, Seikibashi Line (Both at Okayama-Ekimae)
Okayama Okayama
Ōmoto 大元 2.5
Bizen-Nishiichi 備前西市 4.5
Senoo 妹尾 8.3
Bitchū-Mishima 備中箕島 10.2 -
Hayashima 早島 11.9 Hayashima, Tsukubo
Kuguhara 久々原 13.2 -
Chayamachi 茶屋町 14.9 JR West: Uno Line (Southward) Kurashiki
Honshi-Bisan Line, JR West
Uematsu 植松 17.8 Okayama
Kimi 木見 20.5 Kurashiki
Kaminochō 上の町 24.6
Kojima 児島 27.8
Honshi-Bisan Line, JR Shikoku
(Great Seto Bridge)
Y09 Utazu 宇多津 45.9 = JR Shikoku: Yosan Line (Westward) Utazu, Ayauta Kagawa
Yosan Line, JR Shikoku
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 JR Shikoku: Kōtoku Line (T28)
Kotoden: Kotohira Line (Takamatsu-Chikkō)

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