Shikoku Railway Company
The Shikoku Railway Company, commonly known as JR Shikoku, is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group. It operates intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa.
Lines
JR Shikoku operates a railway system of 855.2 km. In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of certain its lines as either main or other. Prior to the change, the Dosan, Kōtoku, Tokushima, and Yosan Lines had all been Main Lines.Each line is color-coded and labeled with a letter, in conjunction with which a number is assigned to each station on the line. For example, Naruto Station on the Naruto Line is numbered N10. Although this method is now widely used in by rail, especially metro, systems in Japan, JR Shikoku was the first JR company to adopt it.
Train services
JR Shikoku provides intercity transportation with its limited express services, connecting major cities on the island of Shikoku with Okayama on Honshū. The company also operates local trains.| Type | Name | Train type | |
| Limited Express | Ashizuri | - | 2000 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Ishizuchi | - - | 2000 series DMU, 8000 series EMU |
| Limited Express | Muroto | - - | KiHa 185 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Nanpū | - Kōchi - Nakamura - | 2000 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Uwakai | Matsuyama - Uwajima | 2000 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Uzushio | - Takamatsu - Tokushima | KiHa 185 series DMU, 2000 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Shimanto | Takamatsu - Kōchi - - | 2000 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Shiokaze | - Matsuyama - Uwajima | 2000 series DMU, 8000 series EMU |
| Limited Express | Tsurugisan | Kaifu - Tokushima - - | KiHa 185 series DMU |
| Limited Express | Sunrise Seto | - Takamatsu | 285 series EMU sleeper |
| Rapid | Marine Liner | - Takamatsu | 5000 series EMU 223-5000 series EMU |