Seto-Ōhashi Line Explained

The 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

Chayamachi - Kojima, 12.9 km

1: Only the portions of these lines are called Seto-Ōhashi Line.

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 △.

Operator Line Station Distance
(km)
SK NP US SS ML SP Transfers Location
JR WestUno Line 岡山 align=right 0.0 align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Main Line
Tsuyama Line
Kibi Line (Momotaro Line)
Okaden:
Higashiyama Line
Seikibashi Line (Both at)
Okayama
大元 align=right 2.5 align=center -align=center - align=center -align=center -align=center
備前西市 align=right 4.5 align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center align=center Minami-ku,
Okayama
妹尾 align=right 8.3 align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center
備中箕島 align=right 10.2 align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center -
早島 align=right 11.9 align=center - align=center - align=center -align=center - align=center Hayashima
久々原 align=right 13.2 align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center -
茶屋町 14.9- - - - Uno Line (L08, Southward) Kurashiki
Honshi-Bisan Line
植松 align=right 17.8 align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center align=center Minami-ku,
Okayama
木見 align=right 20.5 align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center align=center Kurashiki
上の町 align=right 24.6align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center
児島 27.8
JR Shikoku
(Great Seto Bridge)
宇多津 45.9 Yosan Line (Westward) UtazuKagawa
Yosan Line
坂出 align=right 50.5 align=center align=center - align=center align=center align=center Sakaide
八十場 align=right 53.2 align=center - align=center -align=center - align=center -
鴨川 align=right 55.2 align=center - align=center -align=center align=center
讃岐府中 align=right 57.6 align=center align=center - align=center - align=center - align=center -
国分 align=right 59.9 align=center - align=center - align=center align=center Takamatsu
端岡 align=right 62.3 align=center - align=center - align=center align=center
鬼無 align=right 65.7 align=center - align=center - align=center align=center
Takamatsu Freight Terminal 高松貨物ターミナル align=right 67.1 align=center align=center - align=center - - align=center -
香西 align=right 68.4 align=center -align=center - align=center - align=center -
高松 align=right 71.8 align=center align=center align=center align=center Kōtoku Line (T28)
Kotoden Kotohira Line

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