Marine Liner

Marine Liner

TheMarine Liner41 service to Takamatsu passing Kimi Station, led by a JR Shikoku 5000 series EMU
Overview
Service type	Rapid
First service	April 1988
Current operator(s)	JR West,JR Shikoku
Route
Line(s) used	Seto-Ohashi Line
Technical
Rolling stock	JR West223-5000 seriesand JR Shikoku5000 seriesEMUs
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

TheMarine Liner(マリンライナー,Marin Rainā)is a rapid train service inJapanoperated byWest Japan Railway Company(JR West) andShikoku Railway Company(JR Shikoku) since April 1988. TheMarine LinerlinksOkayama,the capital city ofOkayama Prefectureand a major station on theSanyō Shinkansen,withTakamatsu,the capital city ofKagawa Prefectureon the island ofShikoku,via theGreat Seto Bridge.Operating at a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), the journey takes approximately 52–63 minutes.

Overview

Since 1 October 2003, theMarine Linerhas been operated by JR West223-5000 seriesEMU trainsets. The first car on most Takamatsu-bound trains is a JR Shikoku5000 seriesbi-level cab car with reserved seating. Previously,213 seriesEMUs were used.

From Okayama to Takamatsu, allMarine Linertrains stop atChayamachi,KojimaandSakaide.Most trains also stop at eitherSenooorHayashima,or both. Some early morning and late evening trains make additional stops at intermittent stations on theSeto-OhashiandYosanlines.

As it is classified as a "Rapid"(Khoái tốc,kaisoku)service, only a standard fare is charged for using theMarine Liner.It currently takes about one hour to cover the entire journey. A passenger may upgrade to reserved seating, in both standard seats or Green Car seats for an additional fee.

A crew change for the train driver and conductor occurs at Kojima, the boundary station between the two operating railways.

Route

Side view ofMarine Liner5000 series bilevel car at Takamatsu Station, May 2007

TheMarine Linerruns over two sections known collectively as theSeto-Ohashi Line.The Okayama-Kojima section is operated by JR West¹,and the Kojima-Takamatsu section is operated by JR Shikoku².

¹Portions run over the JRUno Line
²Portions run over the JRYosan Line

Stations

Key (as of December 2006)

■	All trains stop
▲	Most trains stop
♦	Few trains stop
—-	Pass/No trains stop

Station		Service
Okayama	Cương sơn	■
Ōmoto	Đại nguyên	♦
Bizen-Nishiichi	Bị tiền tây thị	♦
Senoo	Muội vĩ	▲
Bitchū-Mishima	Bị trung ki đảo	—-
Hayashima	Tảo đảo	▲
Kuguhara	Cửu 々 nguyên	—-
Chayamachi	Trà ốc đinh	■
Uematsu	Thực tùng	♦
Kimi	Mộc kiến	♦
Kaminochō	Thượng の đinh	♦
Kojima	Nhi đảo	■
Great Seto Bridge
Sakaide	Bản xuất	■
Yasoba	Bát thập tràng	—-
Kamogawa	Áp xuyên	♦
Sanuki-Fuchū	Tán kỳ phủ trung	—-
Kokubu	Quốc phân	♦
Hashioka	Đoan cương	♦
Kinashi	Quỷ vô	♦
Kōzai	Hương tây	—-
Takamatsu	Cao tùng	■

Formations

Services are formed as 2-, 3-, 5-, or 7-car formations as shown below with car 1 at the Takamatsu end. All cars are no smoking. Most of the trains use 5-car formations.

• Green: Green class (first class)
• White: Standard class
• G (green class), R (standard class): Reserved seats
• NR (standard class only): Non-reserved seats

1	2
223-5000 series
NR	NR

1	2	3
5000 series
G	NR	NR
R

1	2	3	4	5
5000 series			223-5000 series
G	NR	NR	NR	NR
R

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
5000 series			223-5000 series		223-5000 series
G	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
R

History

TheMarine Linerservice was introduced in April 1988, using 3-car213 seriesEMUs formed as three-car, six-car, or nine-car formations.

External links

• JR WestMarine Linerinformation(in Japanese)
• JR ShikokuMarine Linerinformation(in Japanese)