Honshi–Bisan Line

Honshi-Bisan Line
Honshi-Bisan Line
	Marine Liner on the Honshi-Bisan Line
Overview
Owner	JR West, JR Shikoku
Locale	Okayama, Kagawa prefectures
Termini	Chayamachi; Utazu;
Stations	6
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR West, JR Shikoku, JR Freight
History
Opened	1988
Technical
Line length	31.0 km (19.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map
Route map

The Honshi-Bisan Line (本四備讃線, Honshi-Bisan-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture with Utazu in Kagawa Prefecture. It is owned and operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). The line is the central section of the Seto-Ōhashi Line, a service connecting Okayama and Takamatsu; as a result, the Honshi-Bisan Line is rarely referred to by itself, but rather as a part of the larger Seto-Ōhashi Line service.

The line's name comes from the two islands it links: Honshu and Shikoku, and the old provincial names of the areas through which the line passes, Bitchū Province/Bizen Province and Sanuki Province.

History

The 13 km (8.1 mi) Chayamachi - Kojima section opened on 20 March 1988,^[1] and the 18 km (11 mi) Kojima - Utazu on 10 April 1988 in conjunction with the opening of the Seto-Ohashi Bridge system.

This provided the first rail connection between Honshu and Shikoku, prior to this passengers traveled via the Uno Line and train ferry to Takamatsu.

The opening of the line also facilitated electrification of the Yosan Line between Takamatsu and Matsuyama, enabling direct services from both cities to Okayama.

Basic data

Operators, distances:
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Services and tracks)
  - Chayamachi – Kojima: 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
- Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) (Services and tracks)
  - Kojima – Utazu: 18.1 km (11.2 mi)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services)
  - Chayamachi – Kojima – Utazu: 31.0 km (19.3 mi)
Gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge
Stations: 6
Double-tracked section: Entire line
Electrification: 1500 V DC
Railway signalling: Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)
Maximum speed:
- Chayamachi – Kojima: 130 km/h (80 mph)
- Kojima – Utazu: 120 km/h (75 mph)
CTC center:
- Chayamachi – Kojima: Okayama Transport Control Center
- Kojima – Utazu: Takamatsu Control Center

Station list

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
M08	Chayamachi	茶屋町	0.0	Uno Line	Kurashiki	Okayama
M09	Uematsu	植松	2.9		Okayama
M10	Kimi	木見	5.6		Kurashiki
M11	Kaminochō	上の町	9.7
M12	Kojima	児島	12.9
Border between JR West and JR Shikoku
Y09	Utazu	宇多津	31.0	■ Yosan Line	Utazu, Ayauta District	Kagawa

References

^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

External links

JR Shikoku official website (in Japanese)
JR West official website (in Japanese)

[1] "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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v t e JR West lines
Shinkansen	San'yō Shinkansen (Hakataminami) Hokuriku Shinkansen
Main	Kansai Kisei Sanin San'yō Takayama Tōkaidō Hokuriku
Local	Akō Bantan Line Etsumi-Hoku JR Takarazuka Line Fukuen Line Gantoku Geibi Line Hakubi Line Hanwa Line Himi Honshi-Bisan Line Inbi Line Jōhana JR Tōzai Line Kabe Line Kakogawa Line Kansai Airport Line Gakkentoshi Line Kibi Line Kishin Line Kisuki Line Kosei Line Kure Line Kusatsu Line Maizuru Line Mine Nanao Nara Line Obama Ōito Onoda Osaka Higashi Line Osaka Loop Sakai Line Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) JR Yumesaki Line Tsuyama Line Ube Uno Line Wakayama Line Yamaguchi
Other	Biwako Line JR Kyōto Line JR Kōbe Line Sagano Yamatoji Seto-Ōhashi
Past	Gannichi Hokuriku Main Hapi Fukui Ishikawa Ainokaze Toyama Echigo Tokimeki Nihonkai Hisui Kajiya Miki Miyazu Noto Sankō Shigaraki Taisha Toyamakō Wakasa Gakkentoshi Kyobashi - Katamachi

v t e Transit in Shikoku
JR Shikoku	Dosan Honshi-Bisan Seto-Ōhashi Kōtoku Mugi Naruto Tokushima Uchiko Yodo Yosan
Other railways	Asa Kaigan Asatō Iyotetsu Takahama Yokogawara Gunchū Kotoden Kotohira Nagao Shido Tosaden Sanbashi Ino Gomen Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Asa Sukumo
Cable car and aerial tramways	Shikoku Cable Yakuri Cable Tairyūji Ropeway Unpenji Ropeway Kankakei Ropeway Hashikurasan Ropeway Bizan Ropeway Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway Matsuyamajō Ropeway
Airports	Kōchi Matsuyama Takamatsu Tokushima
Ferries	Uwashima Unyu Ferry Jumbo Ferry Nankai Ferry Setonaikai Kisen Matsuyama Kokura Ferry First Beach
Card	IruCa
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hakone–Fuji–Izu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

v t e Transit in Okayama
Shinkansen	San'yō
JR West	San'yō Akō Tsuyama Kibi Uno Honshi-Bisan Hakubi Kishin
JR Shikoku	Yosan
Ryobi Group	Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden) Higashiyama Seikibashi
Terminals	Rail Okayama Kurashiki Shin-Kurashiki Airports Okayama Kōnan Port Okayama
Miscellaneous	Hareca Maritime Ryobi Ferry Tsu Airport Line Co. (Ferry) Teshima Ferry Bus Ryobi Bus Shimoden Bus Chutetsu Bus Great Seto Bridge Rail transport in Japan
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hakone–Fuji–Izu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

History

Basic data

Station list

See also

References

External links