Honshi-Bisan Line

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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, Ayauta District, 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—Honshū (本州^?) and Shikoku (四国^?)—and the old provincial names of the areas through which the line passes—Bitchū (備中^?)/Bizen (備前^?) and Sanuki (讃岐^?).

Basic data

• Operators, distances:
  • West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Services and tracks)
    • Chayamachi – Kojima: 12.9 km (8 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: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Stations: 6
• Double-tracked section: Entire line
• Electrification: 1500 V DC
• Railway signalling: Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)
• Maximum speed:
  • Chayamachi – Kojima: 130 km/h (81 mph)
  • Kojima – Utazu: 120 km/h (75 mph)
• CTC center:
  • Chayamachi – Kojima: Okayama Transport Control Center
  • Kojima – Utazu: Takamatsu Control Center

History

This section requires expansion.

• March 20, 1988: Chayamachi – Kojima section opens
• April 10, 1988: Kojima – Utazu section and connection to Sakaide opens; entire Seto-Ōhashi Bridge officially opens

Station list

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Honshi-Bisan Line

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

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