The Shikoku Railway Company, commonly known as JR Shikoku, is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group. It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa.
The Kōtoku Line is a railway line in northeastern Shikoku, Japan that connects the prefectural capitals Takamatsu (Kagawa) and Tokushima (Tokushima). Shikoku Railway Company owns and operates the line, whose name comes from the characters in the cities that the line connects: Takamatsu (高松) and Tokushima (徳島).
The Marine Liner is a rapid train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company and Shikoku Railway Company since April 1988. The Marine Liner links Okayama, the capital city of Okayama Prefecture and a major station on the Sanyō Shinkansen, with Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, via the Great Seto Bridge. Operating at a top speed of 130 km/h, the journey takes approximately 52–63 minutes.
The Shiokaze is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Okayama to Matsuyama.
The Nanpū is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company, which runs from Okayama to Kōchi. Trains are formed of 3-car or 2+3 car sets of 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with Shimanto services between Tatotsu or Utazu and Kochi.
The Tsurugisan (剣山) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company, which runs between Tokushima and Awa-Ikeda via Anabuki. The train is named after Mount Tsurugi, the second-highest mountain in Shikoku.
The Hamakaze (はまかぜ) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company, which runs from Osaka to Kasumi and Tottori.
The Shimanto (しまんと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company and Tosa Kuroshio Railway which runs from Takamatsu to Kōchi with a few services continuing to Nakamura and Sukumo. Trains are formed of 2-car 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with Nanpū services between Tadotsu or Utazu and Kochi.
The Tokachi (とかち) is a limited express train service between Sapporo and Obihiro via the Hakodate and Nemuro Main Lines in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. As of November 2013, there are five trains per day running in both directions, with the fastest journey taking 2 hours 25 minutes.
The Super Hakuto (スーパーはくと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the third-sector railway operator Chizu Express and West Japan Railway Company, which runs between Kyoto and Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture at a maximum speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
Eiji Mitooka is a Japanese industrial designer, illustrator, and managing director of the industrial design company Don Design Associates (ドーンデザイン研究所). He also works as a design consultant for Kyushu Railway Company.
The KiHa 181 series was a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated in Japan on limited express services between 1968 and 2010. Initially introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR), the trains were later operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Shikoku Railway Company following privatization in 1987.
The Ishizuchi (いしづち) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku, which runs from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijō, Matsuyama and Uwajima.
The Uwakai (宇和海) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Matsuyama to Uwajima.
The Muroto (むろと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Tokushima to Mugi and from Mugi to Awa-Kainan as a Local service.
The Ashizuri (あしずり) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company, which runs from Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo.
The 2600 series is a two-car tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company in Japan since August 2017 on limited express services in Shikoku.
The 2700 series is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company and Tosa Kuroshio Railway on limited express services in Shikoku, Japan.
The 2000 series is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company on limited express services in Shikoku, Japan. An identical lone 4-car set is also operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway.
The Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari is a limited express sightseeing train service operated by JR Shikoku in Shikoku, Japan, since April 2017.
