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Shikoku Railway Company
Native name
四国旅客鉄道株式会社
Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō
TypeState-owned
IndustryPrivate railway
PredecessorJapanese National Railways (JNR)
Founded1 April 1987 (1987-04-01) (privatization of JNR)
Headquarters
Takamatsu
,
Japan
Area served
Shikoku
Key peopleMasafumi Izumi (CEO)[1]
Revenue¥31.4 billion (2007)
Total assets¥357.1 billion (2007)
Total equity¥3.5 billion
OwnerJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Number of employees
2,942 (2007)
SubsidiariesJR Shikoku Bus
Websitejr-shikoku.co.jp

The Shikoku Railway Company,[a] commonly known as JR Shikoku,[b] is the smallest of the seven companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu.[2]

Lines

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JR Shikoku railway network

In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of its rail lines as either main, secondary, or branch lines. Prior to the change, the Dosan, Kōtoku, Tokushima, and Yosan Lines had all been main lines.

Each line is color-coded and labeled with a letter, in conjunction with which a number is assigned to each station on the line. For example, Naruto Station on the Naruto Line (labeled N) is numbered N10. Although this method is now widely used by rail companies, especially metro systems in Japan, JR Shikoku was the first JR company to adopt it.

Color Abbr. Line Termini
Main Lines
None Honshi Bisan Line[* 1] Kojima – Utazu
  Y Yosan Line Main Line Takamatsu – Matsuyama
U Matsuyama – Mukaibara
Branch Line (New Line) Mukaibara – Uchiko
Uchiko Line Uchiko – Niiya
Yosan Line Branch Line (New Line) Niiya – Iyo-Ōzu
Main Line Iyo-Ōzu – Uwajima
  S Main Line (Old Line) Mukaibara – Iyo-Ōzu
  T Kōtoku Line Takamatsu – Tokushima
  D Dosan Line Tadotsu – Kōchi
K Kōchi – Kubokawa
  B Tokushima Line Tsukuda – Sako
Other Lines
  M Mugi Line Tokushima – Kaifu
  N Naruto Line Ikenotani – Naruto
  G Yodo Line Wakai – Kita-Uwajima
  1. ↑ Part of the Seto-Ōhashi Line connecting Okayama to Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge.

Train services

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JR Shikoku provides intercity transportation with its limited express services, connecting major cities on the island of Shikoku with Okayama on Honshū. The company also operates local trains.

Major named trains of JR Shikoku
Type Name Endpoints and major intermediate stations
(Stations not owned by JR Shikoku in parentheses)		 Train type
Limited
Express		 Ashizuri Kōchi – (Nakamura) – (Sukumo) 2000 series DMU, 2700 series DMU
Ishizuchi Takamatsu – Matsuyama 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU
Muroto Tokushima – Anan – Kaifu KiHa 185 series DMU
Nanpū (Okayama) – Awa-Ikeda – Kōchi 2700 series DMU
Uwakai Matsuyama – Uwajima 2000 series DMU
Uzushio (Okayama) – Takamatsu – Tokushima KiHa 185 series DMU, 2600 series DMU, 2700 series DMU
Shimanto Takamatsu – Awa-Ikeda – Kōchi 2700 series DMU
Shiokaze (Okayama) – Matsuyama 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU
Tsurugisan Tokushima – Anabuki – Awa-Ikeda KiHa 185 series DMU
Sunrise Seto (Tokyo) – (Okayama) – Takamatsu 285 series EMU sleeper (operated by JR West and JR Central)
Rapid Marine Liner (Okayama) – Takamatsu 5000 series EMU (operated by JR Shikoku)
223-5000 series EMU (operated by JR West)

Notes

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  1. ↑ Japanese: 四国旅客鉄道株式会社, Hepburn: Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha; lit. 'Shikoku Passenger Railway Company'
  2. ↑ JR四国, Jei-āru Shikoku

References

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  1. ↑ "会社案内：ＪＲ四国". Jr-shikoku.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Company Information Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine." Shikoku Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
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