Uchiko Line
| Uchiko Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Ehime Prefecture | ||
| Termini |
Uchiko Niiya |
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| Stations | 4 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1920 | ||
| Operator(s) | JR Shikoku | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) | ||
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The Uchiko Line (内子線 Uchiko-sen?) is the name of a short section of railway line that was originally a branch line before a section of it was upgraded and became part of the Yosan Line. It connects Uchiko in Uchiko, Kita District to Niiya in Ōzu, entirely in Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan, and operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). The line is operationally part of the Yosan Line, and retains it separate name due to the Japanese naming convention which requires a formal change of name, which has not occurred in this case.
The line is served by Limited Express trains between Okayama (Shiokaze trains, one round-trip a day), Takamatsu (Ishizuchi trains, two Takamatsu-bound trains a day) or Matsuyama (Uwakai trains, 14 return trips and two Uwajima-bound trains a day) and Uwajima, and Local trains between Matsuyama or Iyoshi and Iyo-Ōzu, Yawatahama or Uwajima.
All trains run through at both ends: from Uchiko trains run through to at least Iyoshi station, and from Niiya trains run to at least Iyo-Ōzu.
The line was originally built by the Ehime Railway (愛媛鉄道 Ehime Tetsudō?) as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway line from Wakamiya Junction (若宮連絡所 Wakamiya-renraku-sho?), near Nagahama-machi (the present Iyo-Nagahama) to Uchiko, opening on May 1, 1920.
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