Yosan Line

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Map showing Yosan line in red.
Map showing Yosan line in red.
Limited express train Shiokaze.
Limited express train Shiokaze.

The Yosan Line (予讃線 Yosan-sen?) is a railway line serving the island of Shikoku, Japan. Part of the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) network, it runs along the Inland Sea, connecting the prefectural capitals of Takamatsu (Kagawa Prefecture) and Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture), continuing to Uwajima. The name of the line comes from Iyo (伊予?) and Sanuki (讃岐?), the old names of Ehime and Kagawa, respectively.

The line also has two branches. Together with Uchiko Line, they make the alternative route between Mukaibara and Iyo-Ōzu. Although called "branch lines", all the limited express trains now use this route, rather than the old "main line".

The first segment of the line commenced operation in 1889. Prior to 1988, the line was known as the Yosan Main Line. The new name came with the privatization of the Japanese National Railways. Parts of the Yosan Line, together with parts of other lines, have the nickname Seto-Ōhashi Line.

JR Freight operates on a 203.0 km route between Takamatsu and Iyo-Yokota.

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[edit] Data

  • Length:
    • Takamatsu — Uwajima 297.6 km
    • Mukaibara — Uchiko 23.5 km
    • Niiya — Iyo-Ōzu 5.9 km
  • Gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
  • Stations:
    • Passenger: 94 (including terminals and temporary stops)
    • Freight: 1 (Takamatsu Freight Terminal)
  • Multiple-track segments:
    • Takamatsu — Tadotsu
  • Electrified segment:
  • Block system: Entire line CTC
  • Maximum speed:
    • Takamatsu — Matsuyama: 130 km/h
    • Matsuyama — Uchiko, Iyo-Iwaki — Unomachi: 120 km/h
    • Other: 110 km/h

[edit] Services

As the most important trunk line of Shikoku, the line has fairly many limited express trains, including Ishizuchi (いしづち?), Midnight Exp. Takamatsu (ミッドナイトEXP高松 Middonaito Ekusupuresu Takamatsu?), Shiokaze (しおかぜ?), Uwakai (宇和海?), Shimanto (しまんと?), Nanpū (南風?), Uzushio (うずしお?), Sunrise Seto (サンライズ瀬戸 Sanraizu Seto?), and Midnight Exp. Matsuyama (ミッドナイトEXP松山 Middonaito Ekusupuresu Matsuyama?).

There are two rapid services. One is Sun Port (サンポート San Pōto?), and another is Marine Liner (マリンライナー Marin Rainā?).

As for the local service, the line is generally divided into four segments, by Kan-onji, Iyo-Saijō, and Matsuyama.

[edit] Stations

[edit] From Takamatsu to Utazu

No. Station name Japanese Total dist.
(km)		 Transfers Location
JR Yosan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line)
Y00 Takamatsu 高松 0.0 JR: ■ Kōtoku Line （T28）
Kotoden: Kotohira Line (Takamatsu-​Chikkō)		 Takamatsu Kagawa
Y01 Kōzai 香西 3.4
Takamatsu Freight Terminal 高松貨物ターミナル 4.7
Y02 Kinashi 鬼無 6.1
Y03 Hashioka 端岡 9.5
Y04 Kokubu 国分 11.9
Y05 Sanuki-Fuchū 讃岐府中 14.2 Sakaide
Y06 Kamogawa 鴨川 16.6
Y07 Yasoba 八十場 18.6
Y08 Sakaide 坂出 21.3
Y09 Utazu 宇多津 25.9 JR: Honshi-Bisan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line), Yosan Line Utazu, Ayauta

[edit] From Utazu to Matsuyama

No. Station name Japanese Total dist.
(km)		 Transfers Location
JR Yosan Line
Y09 Utazu 宇多津 25.9 JR: Seto-Ōhashi Line (Honshi-​Bisan Line and Yosan Line) Utazu, Ayauta Kagawa
Y10 Marugame 丸亀 28.5 Marugame
Y11 Sanuki-Shioya 讃岐塩屋 30.0
Y12 Tadotsu 多度津 32.7 JR: ■ Dosan Line Tadotsu, Nakatado
Y13 Kaiganji 海岸寺 36.5
Tsushimanomiya 1 (臨)津島ノ宮 39.8 Mitoyo
Y14 Takuma 詫間 42.0
Y15 Mino みの 44.5
Y16 Takase 高瀬 47.0
Y17 Hijidai 比地大 50.0
Y18 Motoyama 本山 52.4
Y19 Kan-onji 観音寺 56.5 Kan'onji
Y20 Toyohama 豊浜 62.0
Y21 Minoura 箕浦 66.4
Y22 Kawanoe 川之江 72.2 Shikokuchūō Ehime
Y23 Iyo-Mishima 伊予三島 77.6
Y24 Iyo-Sangawa 伊予寒川 81.7
Y25 Akaboshi 赤星 85.9
Y26 Iyo-Doi 伊予土居 88.6
Y27 Sekigawa 関川 92.2
Y28 Takihama 多喜浜 99.4 Shikokuchūō
Y29 Niihama 新居浜 103.1
Y30 Nakahagi 中萩 107.9
Y31 Iyo-Saijō 伊予西条 114.3 Saijō
Y32 Ishizuchiyama 石鎚山 117.8
Y33 Iyo-Himi 伊予氷見 120.3
Y34 Iyo-Komatsu 伊予小松 121.6
Y35 Tamanoe 玉之江 124.5
Y36 Nyūgawa 壬生川 126.8
Y37 Iyo-Miyoshi 伊予三芳 130.2
Y38 Iyo-Sakurai 伊予桜井 137.8 Imabari
Y39 Iyo-Tomita 伊予富田 141.6
Y40 Imabari 今治 144.9
Y41 Hashihama 波止浜 149.6
Y42 Namikata 波方 152.3
Y43 Ōnishi 大西 156.4
Y44 Iyo-Kameoka 伊予亀岡 161.9
Y45 Kikuma 菊間 165.9
Y46 Asanami 浅海 170.6 Matsuyama
Y47 Ōura 大浦 173.8
Y48 Iyo-Hōjō 伊予北条 176.9
Y49 Yanagihara 柳原 179.1
Y50 Awai 粟井 180.3
Y51 Kōyōdai 光洋台 182.3
Y52 Horie 堀江 184.9
Y53 Iyo-Wake 伊予和気 187.0
Y54 Mitsuhama 三津浜 190.7
Y55 Matsuyama 松山 194.4 Iyotetsu: Matsuyama City Line ■ Loop Line Route 1 and 2, and ■ JR Line (All officially Ōtemachi Line, at Matsuyama-​Ekimae)
1: Tsushimanomiya Station opens at August 4 and 5 only, when the nearby Tsushima Shrine (津嶋神社 Tsushima Jinja?) has the Great Summer Festival. Excluding temporary closed stations, the station has the shortest opening days in Japan.

[edit] From Matsuyama to Uwajima

No. Station name Japanese Total dist.
(km)		 Transfers Location
JR Yosan Line
U00 Matsuyama 松山 194.4 Iyotetsu: Matsuyama City Line (Matsuyama-​Ekimae) Matsuyama Ehime
U01 Ichitsubo 市坪 197.9
U02 Kita-Iyo 北伊予 200.3 Masaki, Iyo
U03 Iyo-Yokota 伊予横田 203.0
U04 Torinoki 鳥ノ木 204.8 Iyo
U05 Iyoshi 伊予市 206.0 Iyotetsu: ■ Gunchū Line (Gunchūkō)
U06 Mukaibara 向井原 208.5 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Branch Line) (U06), ■ Yosan Line (Old route) (S06)
JR Yosan Line (Old route)
S06 Mukaibara 向井原 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Main Line and Branch Line) (U06) Iyo Ehime
S07 Kōnokawa 高野川 213.9
S08 Iyo-Kaminada 伊予上灘 217.1
S09 Shimonada 下灘 222.4
S10 Kushi 串 225.0
S11 Kitanada 喜多灘 228.2 Ōzu
S12 Iyo-Nagahama 伊予長浜 233.1
S13 Iyo-Izushi 伊予出石 235.9
S14 Iyo-Shirataki 伊予白滝 239.3
S15 Hataki 八多喜 241.7
S16 Haruka 春賀 243.4
S17 Gorō 五郎 245.7
Iyo-Wakamiya S.B. 伊予若宮信号場 247.1
S18 Iyo-Ōzu 伊予大洲 249.5 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Main Line and Branch Line) (U14)
JR Yosan Line
U14 Iyo-Ōzu 伊予大洲 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Branch Line) (U14), ■ Yosan Line (Old route) (S18) Ōzu Ehime
U15 Nishi-Ōzu 西大洲 251.6
U16 Iyo-Hirano 伊予平野 253.5
U17 Senjō 千丈 260.6 Yawatahama
U18 Yawatahama 八幡浜 262.8
U19 Futaiwa 双岩 267.5
U20 Iyo-Iwaki 伊予石城 272.4 Seiyo
U21 Kamiuwa 上宇和 275.4
U22 Unomachi 卯之町 277.4
U23 Shimouwa 下宇和 280.0
U24 Tachima 立間 286.6 Uwajima
U25 Iyo-Yoshida 伊予吉田 289.3
U26 Takamitsu 高光 293.9
U27 Kita-Uwajima 北宇和島 296.1 JR: ■ Yodo Line (G46)
U28 Uwajima 宇和島 297.6 JR: ■ Yodo Line (G47)

[edit] From Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu, via Uchiko Line

No. Station name Japanese Total dist.
(km)		 Transfers Location
JR Yosan Line (Branch Line)
U06 Mukaibara 向井原 0.0 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Main Line) (U06), ■ Yosan Line (Old route) (S06) Iyo Ehime
U07 Iyo-Ōhira 伊予大平 2.8
U08 Iyo-Nakayama 伊予中山 10.2
U09 Iyo-Tachikawa 伊予立川 16.9 Uchiko, Kita
U10 Uchiko 内子 23.5 JR: ■ Uchiko Line (U10)
JR Uchiko Line
U10 Uchiko 内子 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Branch Line) (U10) Uchiko, Kita Ehime
U11 Ikazaki 五十崎 25.1
U12 Kitayama 喜多山 27.6
U13 Niiya 新谷 28.8 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Branch Line) (U13) Ōzu
JR Yosan Line (Branch Line)
U13 Niiya 新谷 JR: ■ Uchiko Line (U13) Ōzu Ehime
Iyo-Wakamiya S.B. 伊予若宮信号場 32.3
U14 Iyo-Ōzu 伊予大洲 34.7 JR: ■ Yosan Line (Main Line) (U14), ■ Yosan Line (Old route) (S18)

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Stations of the JR Shikoku Yosan Line

Takamatsu - Kozai - Kinashi - Hashioka - Kokubu - Sanuki-Fuchu - Kamogawa - Yasoba - Sakaide - Utazu - Marugame - Sanuki-Shioya - Tadotsu - Kaiganji - (Tsushimanomiya) - Takuma - Mino - Takase - Hijidai - Motoyama - Kan'onji - Toyohama - Minoura - Kawanoe - Iyo-Mishima - Iyo-Sangawa - Akaboshi - Iyo-Doi - Sekigawa - Takihama - Niihama - Nakahagi - Iyo-Saijo - Ishizuchiyama - Iyo-Himi - Iyo-Komatsu - Tamanoe - Nyugawa - Iyo-Miyoshi - Iyo-Sakurai - Iyo-Tomita - Imabari - Hashihama - Namikata - Onishi - Iyo-Kameoka - Kikuma - Asanami - Ōura - Iyo-Hojo - Yanagihara - Awai - Koyodai - Horie - Iyo-Wake - Mitsuhama - Matsuyama - Ichitsubo - Kitaiyo - Iyo-Yokota - Torinoki - Iyoshi - Mukaibara - Konokawa - Iyo-Kaminada - Shimonada - Kushi - Kitanada - Iyo-Nagahama - Iyo-Izushi - Iyo-Shirataki - Hataki - Haruka - Goro - Iyo-Ozu - Nishi-Ozu - Iyo-Hirano - Senjo - Yawatahama - Futaiwa - Iyo-Iwaki - Kamiuwa - Unomachi - Shimouwa - Tachima - Iyo-Yoshida - Takamitsu - Kita-Uwajima - Uwajima

Mukaibara - Iyo-Ohira - Iyo-Nakayama - Iyo-Tachikawa - Uchiko -- Uchiko Line -- Niiya - Iyo-Ozu
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