JR Yosan and Ushiko lines

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Lines on this page

Railway	Line	Linetype
JR Shikoku	Yosan	JR railway
	Yosan (1)	JR railway
	Uchiko	JR railway
	Yosan (2)	JR railway

JR Shikoku 四国旅客鉄道 Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Shikoku Railway Company

Yosan 予讃線 1067 mm

Nickname	From - To
Seto-Ōhashi	Utazu - Takamatsu

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Iwakuni - Hiroshima Fukuyama Takamatsu Matsuyama Niihama Uwajima Kōchi
Takamatsu city
Matsuyama City

Traction	1500V DC	Takamatsu - Iyoshi
Traction	Non-electric	Iyoshi - Uwajima

Opened	1889 - 1927	Takamatsu - Matsuyama	Opened	1936 - 1939	Iyo-Ōzu - Yawatahama	Re-gauged	1935	Iyo-Nagahama - Iyo-Ōzu > 1067 mm
	1930 - 1935	Matsuyama - Iyo-Nagahama		1941 - 1945	Yawatahama - Kita-Uwajima	Tracks	Double track	Takamatsu - Tadotsu
	1918	Iyo-Nagahama - Iyo-Ōzu as 762 mm		1914	Kita-Uwajima - Uwajima	Tracks	Single track	Tadotsu - Uwajima

Between Matsuyama and Uwajima, Limited Express trains as well as some local trains use the Uchiko line and the newer parts of Yosan line (here called Yosan(1) and Yosan(2). This mountain route is 6.3 km shorter than the original coast route which is only used by local trains.

Yosan line is used by Yodo line trains between Kita-Uwajima and Uwajima.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Takamatsu	Kotoden: Kotohira [Takamatsu-chikkō], JR Shikoku: Kōtoku	0.0	Takamatsu-shi	Kagawa
Map	Map	Sakaide		21.3	Sakaide-shi
Map	Map	Utazu	JR Shikoku: Honshi-Bisan	25.9	Utazu-chō
Map	Map	Marugame		28.5	Marugame-shi
Map	Map	Tadotsu	JR Shikoku: Dosan	32.7	Tadotsu-chō
Map	Map	Motoyama		52.4	Mitoyo-shi
Map	Map	Kan'onji		56.5	Kan'onji-shi
Map	Map	Kawanoe		72.2	Shikokuchūō-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Iyo-Mishima		77.6	Shikokuchūō-shi
Map	Map	Niihama		103.1	Niihama-shi
Map	Map	Iyo-Saijō		114.3	Saijō-shi
Map	Map	Imabari		144.9	Imabari-shi
Map	Map	Kikuma		165.9	Imabari-shi
Map	Map	Iyo-Hōjō		176.9	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Horie		184.9	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Matsuyama	Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi [Matsuyama-ekimae]	194.4	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Iyoshi	Iyotetsu: Gunchū [Gunchūkō]	206.0	Iyo-shi
Map	Map	Mukaibara	JR Shikoku: Yosan (1)	208.5	Iyo-shi
Map	Map	Iyo-Nagahama		233.1	Ōzu-shi
Map	Map	Gorō		245.7	Ōzu-shi
Map	Map	Iyo-Ōzu	JR Shikoku: Yosan (2)	249.5	Ōzu-shi
Map	Map	Yawatahama		262.8	Yawatahama-shi
Map	Map	Kita-Uwajima	JR Shikoku: Yodo	296.1	Uwajima-shi
Map	Map	Uwajima		297.6	Uwajima-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Jun 17, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Sleeper Limited Express Shindai tokkyū 寝台特急	Sunrise Seto サンライズ瀬戸	Takamatsu - Sakaide - Okayama - Tōkyō	1	9h42	83 km/h
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Uzushio うずしお	Tokushima - Takamatsu - Utazu - Okayama	2	1h57	75 km/h
	Shimanto しまんと	Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kōchi - Kubokawa - Nakamura	1	4h00	69 km/h
		Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kōchi	1	2h12	72 km/h
		Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kōchi (Runs Utazu - Kōchi together with LEX Nanpu)	3	2h18	69 km/h
	Ishizuchi いしづち	Takamatsu - Matsuyama	17	2h22	82 km/h
	Nampu 南風	Okayama - Utazu - Tadotsu - Kōchi - Kubokawa - Nakamura - Sukumo	3	4h53	65 km/h
		Okayama - Utazu - Tadotsu - Kōchi - Kubokawa - Nakamura	4	4h21	68 km/h
		Okayama - Utazu - Tadotsu - Kōchi	7	2h23	75 km/h
	Shiokaze しおかぜ	Okayama - Utazu - Matsuyama - Uchiko - Uchiko line - Iyo-Ōzu - Uwajima	1	4h27	70 km/h
	Shiokaze しおかぜ	Okayama - Utazu - Matsuyama	14	2h38	81 km/h
	Uwakai 宇和海	Matsuyama - Uchiko - Uchiko line - Iyo-Ōzu - Uwajima	16	1h16	77 km/h
	Midnight Express Takamatsu ミッドナイトＥＸＰ高松	Takamatsu - Iyo-Saijō	1	1h31	75 km/h
Rapid Kaisoku 快速	Marine Liner マリンライナー	Takamatsu - Sakaide - Okayama	36	52 min	83 km/h
	Sun Port サンポート	Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kotohira	6	47 min	56 km/h
	Sun Port サンポート	Takamatsu - Iyo-Saijō	1	2h39	43 km/h
	Sun Port Nampu Relay サンポート南風リレー	Takamatsu - Matsuyama	1	4h59	39 km/h
		Takamatsu - Iyo-Saijō	1	3h03	37 km/h
		Takamatsu - Kan'onji	7	1h00	57 km/h

Frequency per section
The origin/destination-relations are not shown; only frequency per section.

The traffic pattern was accurate at: Jun 17, 2011

Section	Trains per day	Fastest train
Train type
Takamatsu - Sakaide	41	25 min	Local Futsū 普通
Sakaide - Utazu	37	5 min
Utazu - Tadotsu Some trains from Okayama Some trains to Kotohira	41	9 min
Tadotsu - Kan'onji	22	28 min
Kan'onji - Iyo-Saijō	17	1h03
Iyo-Saijō - Imabari	18	36 min
Imabari - Iyo-Hōjō	24	37 min
Iyo-Hōjō - Matsuyama	32	21 min

Section	Trains per day	Fastest train
Train type
Matsuyama - Iyoshi	31	14 min	Local Futsū 普通
Iyoshi - Mukaibara	23	4 min	Local Futsū 普通
Old Yosan line (coast route)
Mukaibara - Iyo-Nagahama	11	35 min	Local Futsū 普通
Iyo-Nagahama - Iyo-Ōzu	12	26 min	Local Futsū 普通
New Yosan line and Uchiko line (mountain route)
Mukaibara - Uchiko - Iyo-Ōzu	12	41 min	Local Futsū 普通
Yosan line south of Iyo-Ōzu
Iyo-Ōzu - Yawatahama	18	18 min	Local Futsū 普通
Yawatahama - Uwajima	11	52 min	Local Futsū 普通

Yosan (1) 予讃線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page:
Matsuyama

Opened

1986

Tracks

Single track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Mukaibara	JR Shikoku: Yosan	208.5	Iyo-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Uchiko	JR Shikoku: Uchiko	232.0	Uchiko-chō

Traffic pattern

See Yosan line above - trains to or via Uchiko

Uchiko 内子線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama

Opened	1920	762 mm	Tracks	Single track
Re-gauged	1935	762 mm > 1067 mm

The line was originally a branch line from Gorō station at Yosan line to Uchiko. In 1986, two new parts of Yosan line were built, the southern of them replaced the Gorō - Niiya section of the Uchiko line.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Uchiko	JR Shikoku: Yosan (1)	232.0	Uchiko-chō	Ehime
Map	Map	Niiya	JR Shikoku: Yosan (2)	237.3	Ōzu-shi

Traffic pattern

See Yosan line above - trains to or via Uchiko

Yosan (2) 予讃線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama

Opened

1986

Tracks

Single track

The line branches off from the old Yosan line at Iyo-Wakamiya signal box 2.4 km north of Iyo-Ōzu station. The line replaced in 1986 the old part of Uchiko line from Gorō on the main Yosan line to Niiya.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Niiya	JR Shikoku: Uchiko	237.3	Ōzu-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Iyo-Ōzu	JR Shikoku: Yosan	243.2	Ōzu-shi

Traffic pattern

See Yosan line above - trains to or via Uchiko

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This page is updated Jun 19, 2011