Shikoku Railway Company
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Native name | 四国旅客鉄道株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō ("Shikoku Passenger Railway") kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | State-owned KK |
| Industry | Private railway |
| Predecessor | Japanese National Railways (JNR) |
| Founded | April 1, 1987; 37 years ago (1987年04月01日) (privatization of JNR) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Shikoku |
Key people | Masafumi Izumi (CEO)[1] |
| Services | Passenger rail Freight services Intercity bus |
| Revenue | 31.35 billion yen (2007) |
| Total assets | 357.137 billion yen (2007) |
| Total equity | 3.5 billion yen |
| Owner | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (100%) |
Number of employees | 2,942 (as of 1 April 2007[update] ) |
| Subsidiaries | JR Shikoku Bus |
| Website | www |
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The Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道株式会社, Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as JR Shikoku (JR四国, Jei-āru Shikoku), is the smallest of the seven constituent 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, Kagawa.[2]
Lines
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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.
| Line color |
Abbreviation | Line | Japanese | Termini | |
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| Main Lines | |||||
| (none) | Honshi Bisan Line [* 1] | 本四備讃線 | Kojima – Utazu | ||
| Y | Yosan Line | Main Line | 予讃線 | Takamatsu – Matsuyama | |
| U | Matsuyama – Mukaibara | ||||
| Branch Line (New Line) | Mukaibara – Uchiko | ||||
| Uchiko Line | 内子線 | Uchiko – Niiya | |||
| Yosan Line | Branch Line (New Line) | 予讃線 | Niiya – Iyo-Ōzu | ||
| Main Line | Iyo-Ōzu – Uwajima | ||||
| S | Main Line (Old Line) | Mukaibara – Iyo-Ōzu | |||
| T | Kōtoku Line | 高徳線 | Takamatsu – Tokushima | ||
| D | Dosan Line | 土讃線 | Tadotsu – Kōchi | ||
| K | Kōchi – Kubokawa | ||||
| B | Tokushima Line | 徳島線 | Tsukuda – Sako | ||
| Other Lines | |||||
| M | Mugi Line | 牟岐線 | Tokushima – Kaifu | ||
| N | Naruto Line | 鳴門線 | Ikenotani – Naruto | ||
| G | Yodo Line | 予土線 | Wakai – Kita-Uwajima | ||
- ^ Part of the Seto-Ōhashi Line connecting Okayama to Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge.
Train services
[edit ]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.
| 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) |
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185 series DMU used for limited express services
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2000 series DMU used for limited express services
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5000 series EMU used for Marine Liner rapid services
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8000 series EMU used for limited express services
References
[edit ]- ^ "会社案内:JR四国". Jr-shikoku.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Company Information Archived 2010年03月24日 at the Wayback Machine." Shikoku Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
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