Limited Express Shiokaze

Along the Seto Inland Sea’s island-studded shore to Dōgo Onsen, Japan’s oldest hot spring — Shikoku’s busiest express, tilting the whole way.

Stations

1. 0 kmOkayama
2. 28 kmKojima
3. 46 kmUtazu
4. 49 kmMarugame
5. 53 kmTadotsu
6. 62 kmTakuma
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 67 kmTakase
   2. 77 kmKan'onji
   3. 92 kmKawanoe
   4. 98 kmIyo-Mishima
   5. 123 kmNiihama
8. 134 kmIyo-Saijō
9. 147 kmNyūgawa
10. 165 kmImabari
11. 197 kmIyo-Hōjō
12. 214 kmMatsuyama

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18320764 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR Shikoku — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Limited Express Shiokaze?

The Limited Express Shiokaze runs 214 km from Okayama to Matsuyama.

How long does the Limited Express Shiokaze take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 35 min for the 214 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.

Who runs the Limited Express Shiokaze?

JR Shikoku, with JR 8600 tilting EMU.

How old is the Limited Express Shiokaze?

The line has been in service since 1927. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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