Uno Line

The Uno Line (宇野線, Uno-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Okayama Station in Okayama to Uno Station in Tamano, both in Okayama Prefecture. It is owned and run by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also referred to as the Uno Port Line (宇野みなと線, Uno-minato-sen). Part of the line, between Okayama Station and Chayamachi Station, is known as the Seto-Ōhashi Line.

Uno Line
213 Series on the Uno Line between Tsuneyama station and Hachihama station
Overview
Other name(s)Uno Port Line
Native name宇野線
OwnerJR West
LocaleOkayama Prefecture
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened12 June 1910
Technical
Line length32.8 km (20.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Route map
Sanyo Main Line
Sanyo Shinkansen
Tsuyama Line
Okayama Electric Tramway Higashiyama Main Line
0.0
 Okayama Station
Okayama Eki-mae Station
 Old route
Kibi Line
Sanyō Main Line
Connection to Sanyo 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

Stations

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "｜". Some trains stop at "▲", and a few trains stop at "△" Goes another route at "=".

No. Name Distance (km) L M Connections Location
L01 Okayama 岡山 0.0 ● ●
Kita-ku, OkayamaOkayama
L02 Ōmoto 大元 2.5 ｜ △
L03 Bizen-Nishiichi 備前西市 4.5 ｜ △ Minami-ku, Okayama
L04 Senoo 妹尾 8.3 ｜ ▲
L05 Bitchū-Mishima 備中箕島 10.2 ｜ ｜
L06 Hayashima 早島 11.9 ｜ ▲ Hayashima
L07 Kuguhara 久々原 13.2 ｜ ｜
L08 Chayamachi 茶屋町 14.9 ｜ ● Honshi-Bisan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line) Kurashiki
L09 Hikosaki 彦崎 18.1 = =   Minami-ku, Okayama
L10 Bizen-Kataoka 備前片岡 20.9 = =  
L11 Hazakawa 迫川 22.8 = =  
L12 Tsuneyama 常山 24.1 = =   Tamano
L13 Hachihama 八浜 26.6 = =  
L14 Bizen-Tai 備前田井 30.3 = =  
L15 Uno 宇野 32.8 = =  

Rolling stock
Class Image Type Top speed
(km/h)		 Routes operated
JR Shikoku 2700 series Diesel multiple unit 130 Limited express Nanpū (Okayama - Kōchi)

Limited express Uzushio (Okayama - Tokushima)

JR Shikoku 8600 series Electric multiple unit 130 Limited express Shiokaze (Okayama - Matsuyama, Uwajima)
JR Shikoku 8000 series Electric multiple unit 130 Limited express Shiokaze (Okayama - Matsuyama, Uwajima)
JR Shikoku 2000/N2000 series Diesel multiple unit 120-130 Limited express Nanpū (Okayama - Kōchi)
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 Electric multiple unit 130 Rapid Marine Liner (Okayama - Takamatsu)
JR West 213 series Electric multiple unit 110 Okayama - Uno, Kojima
JR West 115 series Electric multiple unit 110 Okayama - Uno, Kojima

History

The entire line opened on 12 June 1910,[1] and until the opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge in 1988, was the main railway connection to Shikoku (via the Takamatsu ferry). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of JR West.[1]

From the start of the 26 March 2016 timetable revision, the line was branded the Uno Port Line (宇野みなと線, Uno-minato-sen).[2]

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Japan: JTB. p. 96. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 岡山・福山エリアの主な路線に「路線記号」「ラインカラー」を導入します [Line codes and line colours to be introduced on main lines in Okayama and Fukuyama areas]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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