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Marine Liner The Marine Liner 37 service to Takamatsu passing Sanuki-Fuchu Station, lead by a JR Shikoku 5000 series EMU Service type Rapid Operator JR West, JR Shikoku Line used Seto-Ohashi Line Started 1988 Rolling stock 223-5000 series/5000 series EMUs The Marine Liner (マリンライナー Marin Rainā ) is the name of a train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). 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. At a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph), the journey takes approximately 55–60 minutes.
Since 1 October 2003, the Marine Liner has been operated by JR West 223-5000 series EMU trainsets. The first car on most Takamatsu-bound trains is a JR Shikoku 5000 series bi-level cab car with reserved seating. Previously, 213 series EMUs were used.
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 kaisoku ), 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 ¥1,470 each way. A passenger may upgrade to reserved seating for an additional ¥510 and ¥950 each way, for the bottom (ordinary reserved) and top (green car/first class reserved) levels of the bi-level train car, respectively. There is a ¥200 discount on ordinary reserved seating during off-peak seasons.
A crew change for the train driver and conductor occurs at Kojima, a boundary station between the two operating railways.
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Route
The Marine Liner runs over two sections known collectively as the Seto-Ohashi Line. The Okayama-Kojima section is operated by JR West1, and the Kojima-Takamatsu section is operated by JR Shikoku2.
1Portions run over the JR Uno Line
2Portions run over the JR Yosan LineStations
Marine Liner stopping patterns (as of December 2006)
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■ All trains stop ▲ Most trains stop ♦ Few trains stop —- Pass/No trains stop Station Service Okayama 岡山 ■ Ōmoto 大元 ♦ Bizen-Nishiichi 備前西市 ♦ Senoo 妹尾 ▲ Bitchū-Mishima 備中箕島 —- Hayashima 早島 ▲ Kuguhara 久々原 —- Chayamachi 茶屋町 ■ Uematsu 植松 ♦ Kimi 木見 ♦ Kaminochō 上の町 ♦ Kojima 児島 ■ Great Seto Bridge Sakaide 坂出 ■ Yasoba 八十場 —- Kamogawa 鴨川 ♦ Sanuki-Fuchū 讃岐府中 —- Kokubu 国分 ♦ Hashioka 端岡 ♦ Kinashi 鬼無 ♦ Kōzai 香西 —- Takamatsu 高松 ■ External links
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