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
Overview
Other name(s)	Uno Port Line
Native name	宇野線
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Okayama Prefecture
Termini	Okayama Uno
Stations	15
Operation
Opened	12 June 1910
Owner	JR West
Technical
Line length	32.8 km (20.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 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

• 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 "=".

No.	Name		Distance (km)	L	M	Connections	Location
L01	Okayama	岡山	0.0	●	●	Sanyo Shinkansen Kibi Line (Momotaro Line) Sanyo Main Line Tsuyama Line Okayama Electric Tramway ■ Higashiyama Line/■ Seikibashi Line (at Okayama-Ekimae)	Kita-ku, Okayama	Okayama
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 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		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, Kan-onji, Kotohira
JR Shikoku 113 series		Electric multiple unit	110	Okayama - Kan-onji, Kotohira

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

• List of railway lines in Japan

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). 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.