Marine Liner
The Marine Liner (マリンライナー) is the name of a train service in Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company and Shikoku Railway Company, the Marine Liner links Okayama, the capital city of Okayama Prefecture and a major station on the San'yo Shinkansen, with Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, via the Great Seto Bridge (瀬戸大橋). Usually, it takes 52 minutes from Oayama to Takamatsu.
The Marine Liner is operated by JR West series 223-5000 trainsets. The first car on most Takamatsu-bound trains is a JR Shikoku series 5000 bi-level cab car with reserved seating. The top speed is 130km.
From Okayama to Takamatsu, all Marine Liner trains stop at Chayamachi, Kojima and Sakaide. Most trains also stop at either Senoo or Hayashima, or both. Some early morning and late evening trains make additional stops at intermittent stations on the Seto-Ohashi and Yosan lines.
As it is classified as a rapid service (快速), a standard fare is charged for using the Marine Liner. It currently takes about one hour to cover the entire journey at a cost of ¥1470 each way. A passenger may upgrade to reserved seating for an additional ¥510 (the low season is ¥310) and ¥950 each way, for the bottom (ordinary reserved) and top (green car reserved: it means first class) levels of the bi-level train car, respectively.
A crew change for the train driver and conductor occurs at Kojima, a boundary station between the two operating railways.
Route
The Marine Liner runs over the following routes, operated by the following companies:
- JR Seto-Ohashi Line, Okayama - Kojima (portions run over the JR Uno Line)
- JR Seto-Ohashi Line, Kojima - Takamatsu(portions run over the JR Yosan Line)
Stations
Marine Liner Stopping Patterns (as of December, 2006)
Key
■ All trains stop
▲ Most trains stop
♦ Few trains stop
—- Pass/No trains stop
| Station | Service |
| Okayama (岡山) |
■ |
| Omoto (大元) |
♦ |
| Bizen-Nishiichi (備前西市) |
♦ |
| Senoo (妹尾) |
▲ |
| Bitchu-Mishima (備中箕島) |
—- |
| Hayashima (早島) |
▲ |
| Kuguhara (久々原) |
—- |
| Chayamachi (茶屋町) |
■ |
| Uematsu (植松) |
♦ |
| Kimi (木見) |
♦ |
| Kaminocho (上の町) |
♦ |
| Kojima (児島) |
■ |
| Great Seto Bridge (瀬戸大橋) |
| Sakaide (坂出) |
■ |
| Yasoba (八十場) |
—- |
| Kamogawa (鴨川) |
♦ |
| Sanuki-Fuchu (讃岐府中) |
—- |
| Kokubu (国分) |
♦ |
| Hashioka (端岡) |
♦ |
| Kinashi (鬼無) |
♦ |
| Kozai (香西) |
—- |
| Takamatsu (高松) |
■ |
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