Seto-Ōhashi Line

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.

Rapid train Marine Liner
Rear cab view inside Great Seto Bridge

Basic data

  • Operators, lines:
    • Total distance: 71.8 km
    • JR West (Services and tracks)
    • 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

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 △.

OperatorLineStationDistance
(km)
SKNPUSSSMLSPTransfersLocation
JR WestUno Line M01 Okayama岡山0.0 Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Main Line
Tsuyama Line
Kibi Line (Momotaro Line)
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----  Uno Line (L08, Southward)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)
Y09Utazu宇多津45.9   Yosan Line (Westward)UtazuKagawa
Yosan Line 
Y08Sakaide坂出50.5-Sakaide
Y07Yasoba八十場53.2----
Y06Kamogawa鴨川55.2--
Y05Sanuki-Fuchū讃岐府中57.6----
Y04Kokubu国分59.9--Takamatsu
Y03Hashioka端岡62.3--
Y02Kinashi鬼無65.7--
Takamatsu Freight Terminal高松貨物ターミナル67.1----
Y01Kōzai香西68.4----
Y00Takamatsu高松71.8 Kōtoku Line (T28)
Kotoden Kotohira Line (Takamatsu-Chikkō)

See also