Uno Line

Route Map

Legend Sanyō Main Line Sanyō Shinkansen Tsuyama Line Okayama Electric Tramway Higashiyama Main Line 0.0 Okayama StationOkayama Eki-mae Station Old Route Kibi Line Sanyō Main Line Connection to Sanyō Main Line 0.8 Okasōkōguchi Signal Box 1.5 Shikata Station 2.5 Ōmoto Station Okayama Rinkō Railway 3.1 Imamura Signal Box 4.3 Bizen-Nishiichi Station Sasa River 8.3 Senoo Station 10.2 Bitchū-Mishima Station 11.9 Hayashima Station 13.2 Kuguhara Station 14.9 Chayamachi Station Shimotsui Electric Railway Honshi-Bisan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line) 18.1 Hikosaki Station 19.7 Nadasaki Signal Box 20.9 Bizen-Kataoka Station 22.8 Hazakawa Station 24.1 Tsuneyama Station 26.6 Hachihama Station 30.3 Bizen-Tai Station Tamano Electric Railway 32.8 Uno Station Ukō Ferry

The Uno Line (宇野線, Uno-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Okayama Station in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture with Uno Station in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture. It is owned and run by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Part of this line is called the Seto-Ōhashi Line between Okayama Station and Chayamachi Station.

Map of Uno Line

Kibi Line

Okayama

Tsuyama Line

Sanyo Shinkansen

Sanyo/Hakubi
　　　　　　Line

Sanyo/Ako Line

Uno Line

(Seto-Ōhashi Line)

Chayamachi

Uno Line

Honshi-Bisan Line

(Seto-Ōhashi Line)

Uno

Great Seto Bridge

(Seto-Ōhashi)

Train ferry

(1910-1988)

Seto Inland Sea

Utazu

Yosan Line

(Seto-Ōhashi Line)

Yosan Line

Sakaide

Takamatsu

Kōtoku Line

History

The entire line opened in 1910, and until the opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge in 1988, was the main railway connection to Shikoku (via the Takamatsu ferry).

The line was electrified in 1960, CTC signalling was commissioned in 1970, and the Hayashima - Kukuhara section was duplicated in 2009.

Fright services ceased in 2002.

Former connecting lines

• Omoto station - The Okayama Port Corporation operated an 8km line to Okayamako between 1951 and 1984.

• Chaya station - The Shimotsui Light Railway Co. opened a 21km 762mm gauge line to its namesake town in 1913/14. The line was electrified at 600 VDC in 1949, and closed in 1991.

• Uno station - The Binan Electric Railway Co. operated a 5km line to Tamano, electrified at 1500 VDC, from 1953 to 1972.

Route data

• Operating Company:
  • West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
• Distance:
  • Okayama — Uno: 32.8km
• Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Stations: 15
• Double-tracking: Hayashima - Kukuhara
• Electrification: 1500 VDC
• Railway signalling:
  • automatic occlusive (special)

Stations

L: Limited express Shiokaze, Nanpū, Sunrise Seto, and Uzushio

M: Rapid Marine Liner

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "｜". Most trains stop at "▲", and some trains stop at "△" Goes another route at "=".

Name		Distance (km)	L	M	Connections	Location
Okayama	岡山	0.0	●	●	■ Kibi Line, ■ Sanyō Main Line, Sanyō Shinkansen, ■ Tsuyama Line Okayama Electric Tramway: ■ Higashiyama Line, ■ Seikibashi Line (Both at Okayama-Ekimae)	Kita-ku, Okayama	Okayama
Ōmoto	大元	2.5	｜	△
Bizen-Nishiichi	備前西市	4.5	｜	△		Minami-ku, Okayama
Senō	妹尾	8.3	｜	▲
Bitchū-Mishima	備中箕島	10.2	｜	｜
Hayashima	早島	11.9	｜	▲		Hayashima
Kuguhara	久々原	13.2	｜	｜
Chayamachi	茶屋町	14.9	｜	●	Honshi-Bisan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line)	Kurashiki
Hikosaki	彦崎	18.1	=	=		Minami-ku, Okayama
Bizen-Kataoka	備前片岡	20.9	=	=
Hazakawa	迫川	22.8	=	=
Tsuneyama	常山	24.1	=	=		Tamano
Hachihama	八浜	26.6	=	=
Bizen-Tai	備前田井	30.3	=	=
Uno	宇野	32.8	=	=

Rolling stock

Class	Image	Type	Top speed (km/h)	Routes operated
JR Shikoku 8000 series		Electric multiple unit	130	Limited express Shiokaze	Okayama - Matsuyama, Uwajima
JR Shikoku/Tosa Kuroshio Railway 2000 series		Diesel multiple unit	130	Limited express Nanpū Limited express Uzushio	Okayama - Kōchi, Sukumo Okayama - Tokushima
JR West/JR Central 285 series		Electric multiple unit	130	Limited express Sunrise Seto	Tokyo - Takamatsu
JR West 223-5000 series, JR Shikoku 5000 series	100px	Electric multiple unit	130	Rapid Marine Liner	Okayama - Takamatsu
JR West 213 series		Electric multiple unit	110	Regional	Okayama - Uno, Kojima
JR West 115 series		Electric multiple unit	110	Regional	Okayama - Uno, Kan'onji, Kotohira
JR Shikoku 113 series		Electric multiple unit	110	Regional	Okayama - Kan'onji, Kotohira

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia