Uno Line Explained

Uno Line
Other Name:Uno Port Line
Color:7cccd0
Native Name:宇野線
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Heavy rail
Locale:Okayama Prefecture
Stations:15
Open:12 June 1910
Owner:JR West
Linelength:32.8km (20.4miles)
Electrification:1,500 V DC overhead
Map State:collapsed

The is a Japanese railway line which connects Okayama Station in Okayama to Uno Station in Tamano, both in Okayama Prefecture. It is owned and run by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also referred to as the . Part of the line, between Okayama Station and Chayamachi Station, is known as the Seto-Ōhashi Line.

Stations

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|".Some trains stop at "▲", and a few trains stop at "△"Goes another route at "=".

No.NameDistance (km)LMConnectionsLocation
Okayama岡山0.0Okayama
Ōmoto大元2.5
Bizen-Nishiichi備前西市4.5Minami-ku, Okayama
Senoo妹尾8.3
Bitchū-Mishima備中箕島10.2
Hayashima早島11.9Hayashima
Kuguhara久々原13.2
茶屋町14.9 Honshi-Bisan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line)Kurashiki
彦崎18.1== Minami-ku, Okayama
備前片岡20.9== 
迫川22.8== 
常山24.1== Tamano
八浜26.6== 
備前田井30.3== 
宇野32.8== 

Rolling stock

ClassImageTypeTop speed
(km/h)
Routes operated
JR Shikoku 2700 seriesDiesel multiple unit130Limited express Nanpū (Okayama -)Limited express Uzushio (Okayama -)
JR Shikoku 8600 seriesElectric multiple unit130Limited express Shiokaze (-,)
JR Shikoku 8000 seriesElectric multiple unit130Limited express Shiokaze (-,)
JR Shikoku 2000/N2000 seriesDiesel multiple unit120-130Limited express Nanpū (Okayama -)
JR West/JR Central 285 seriesElectric multiple unit130Limited express Sunrise Seto (-)
JR West 223-5000 series, JR Shikoku 5000 seriesElectric multiple unit130Rapid Marine Liner (Okayama -)
JR West 213 seriesElectric multiple unit110Okayama -,
JR West 115 seriesElectric multiple unit110Okayama - Uno, Kojima
JR West 227-500 series[1] Electric multiple unit110Okayama - Uno, Kojima

History

The entire line opened on 12 June 1910,[2] and until the opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge in 1988, was the main railway connection to Shikoku (via the Takamatsu ferry). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of JR West.[2]

From the start of the 26 March 2016 timetable revision, the line was branded the .[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 November 2023 . 新型車両 227 系「Urara」運行区間を拡大します . Service area expansion of the new 227 series "Urara" . 22 January 2024 . JR West . Japanese . Japan.
  2. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 . Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . ja . I. 96. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2015/09/page_7661.html. ja: 岡山・福山エリアの主な路線に「路線記号」「ラインカラー」を導入します. Line codes and line colours to be introduced on main lines in Okayama and Fukuyama areas. 17 September 2016. News release. West Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 29 March 2016.