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{{Short description|Japanese railway company}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2010}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = Shikoku Railway Company
| native_name      = 四国旅客鉄道株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name   = Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō ("Shikoku Passenger Railway") kabushiki gaisha
| logo             = [[file:JR logo (shikoku).svg|150px]]
| type             = [[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]] [[Kabushiki gaisha|KK]]
| predecessor      = [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR)
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1987|04|01|df=y}}<br/>(privatization of JNR)
| location_city    = [[Takamatsu, Kagawa]]
| location_country = Japan
| area_served      = [[Shikoku]]
| key_people       = Masafumi Izumi (CEO)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/04_company/company/gaiyou.htm |title=会社案内：ＪＲ四国 |publisher=Jr-shikoku.co.jp |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref>
| industry         = [[Private railway]]
| products         =
| services         = [[Passenger rail]]<br />[[Freight]] services<br />Intercity [[bus]]
| revenue          = 31.35 billion yen (2007)
| operating_income =
| net_income       =
| assets           = 357.137 billion yen (2007)
| equity           = 3.5 billion yen
| owner            = [[Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency]] (100%)
| num_employees    = 2,942 ({{as of|2007|4|1|lc=y}})
| divisions        =
| subsid           = [[JR Shikoku Bus]]
| homepage         = {{URL|https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/}}
}}

The {{nihongo|'''Shikoku Railway Company'''|四国旅客鉄道株式会社|Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, commonly known as {{nihongo|'''JR Shikoku'''|JR四国|Jei-āru Shikoku}}, is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the [[Japan Railways Group]] (JR Group). It operates {{convert|855.2|km}} of intercity and local rail services in the four [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectures]] on the island of [[Shikoku]] in Japan. The company has its headquarters in [[Takamatsu, Kagawa]].<ref>"[http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/04_company/company/gaiyou.shtm Company Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324005655/http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/04_company/company/gaiyou.shtm |date=2010-03-24 }}." Shikoku Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref>

==Lines==
[[File:LineMap JRshikoku jp.png|thumb|right|JR Shikoku railway network]]
In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of its rail lines as either main, secondary, or branch lines. 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 (labeled N) is numbered N10. Although this method is now widely used by rail companies, especially [[rapid transit|metro]] systems in Japan, JR Shikoku was the first JR company to adopt it.

{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
! Line<br/>color
! Abbreviation
! colspan="2"| Line
! Japanese
! Termini
|-
!colspan="6"| Main Lines
|-
| &nbsp;
| align=center | {{small|(none)}}
| colspan=2 | [[Honshi Bisan Line]]<ref group="*">Part of the [[Seto-Ōhashi Line]] connecting [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]] to [[Shikoku]] via the [[Great Seto Bridge]].</ref>
| 本四備讃線
| Kojima – Utazu
|-
| rowspan=6 style="background:{{JARC|SY|S}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | Y
| rowspan=3 | [[Yosan Line]]
| rowspan=2 | Main Line
| rowspan=3 | 予讃線
| Takamatsu – Matsuyama
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| U
| Matsuyama – Mukaibara
|-
| Branch Line (New Line)
| Mukaibara – Uchiko
|-
| colspan=2 | [[Uchiko Line]]
| 内子線
| Uchiko – Niiya
|-
| rowspan=3 | Yosan Line
| Branch Line (New Line)
| rowspan=3 | 予讃線
| Niiya – Iyo-Ōzu
|-
| Main Line
| Iyo-Ōzu – Uwajima
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|SS|S}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | S
| Main Line (Old Line)
| Mukaibara – Iyo-Ōzu
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|ST|S}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | T
| colspan=2 | [[Kōtoku Line]]
| 高徳線
| Takamatsu – Tokushima
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{JARC|SD}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | D
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[Dosan Line]]
| rowspan=2 | 土讃線
| Tadotsu – Kōchi
|-
| align=center | K
| Kōchi – Kubokawa
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|SB}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | B
| colspan=2 | [[Tokushima Line]]
| 徳島線
| Tsukuda – Sako
|-
!colspan=6| Other Lines
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|SM}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | M
| colspan=2 | [[Mugi Line]]
| 牟岐線
| Tokushima – Kaifu
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|SN}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | N
| colspan=2 | [[Naruto Line]]
| 鳴門線
| Ikenotani – Naruto
|-
| style="background:{{JARC|SG|S}};" | &nbsp;
| align=center | G
| colspan=2 | [[Yodo Line]]
| 予土線
| Wakai – Kita-Uwajima
|}
{{Reflist|group="*"}}

== Train services ==
JR Shikoku provides intercity transportation with its [[limited express]] services, connecting major cities on the island of Shikoku with [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]] on [[Honshū]]. The company also operates local trains.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Major named trains of JR Shikoku
!Type
!style="width: 6em"|Name
!{{nowrap|Endpoints and major intermediate stations}}<br /><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:80%">(Stations not owned by JR Shikoku in parentheses)</span>
!Train type
|-
|style="text-align: center" rowspan="10"|Limited<br />Express
|''[[Ashizuri (train)|Ashizuri]]''
|{{STN|Kōchi|x|Kōchi}} &ndash; ({{STN|Nakamura|x}}) &ndash; ({{STN|Sukumo|x}})
|[[JR Shikoku 2000 series|2000 series]] DMU, [[JR Shikoku 2700 series|2700 series]] DMU
|-
|''[[Ishizuchi (train)|Ishizuchi]]''
|{{STN|Takamatsu|x|Kagawa}} &ndash; {{STN|Matsuyama|x|Ehime}}
|[[JR Shikoku 8000 series|8000 series]] EMU, [[8600 series]] EMU
|-
|''[[Muroto (train)|Muroto]]''
|{{STN|Tokushima|x}} &ndash; {{STN|Anan|x}} &ndash; {{STN|Kaifu|x}}
|[[KiHa 185 series]] DMU
|-
|''[[Nanpū]]''
|({{STN|Okayama|x}}) &ndash; {{STN|Awa-Ikeda|x}} &ndash; Kōchi
|2700 series DMU
|-
|''[[Uwakai]]''
|Matsuyama &ndash; Uwajima
|2000 series DMU
|-
|''[[Uzushio (train)|Uzushio]]''
|(Okayama) &ndash; Takamatsu &ndash; Tokushima
|KiHa 185 series DMU, [[JR Shikoku 2600 series|2600 series]] DMU, 2700 series DMU
|-
|''[[Shimanto (train)|Shimanto]]''
|Takamatsu &ndash; Awa-Ikeda &ndash; Kōchi
|2700 series DMU
|-
|''[[Shiokaze (train)|Shiokaze]]''
|(Okayama) &ndash; Matsuyama
|8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU
|-
|''[[Tsurugisan (train)|Tsurugisan]]''
|Tokushima &ndash; {{STN|Anabuki|x}} &ndash; Awa-Ikeda
|KiHa 185 series DMU
|-
|''[[Sunrise Seto]]''
|({{STN|Tokyo|x}}) &ndash; (Okayama) &ndash; Takamatsu
|[[285 series]] EMU sleeper (operated by [[JR West]] and [[JR Central]])
|-
|style="text-align: center"|Rapid
|''[[Marine Liner]]''
|(Okayama) &ndash; Takamatsu
|[[JR Shikoku 5000 series|5000 series]] EMU (operated by JR Shikoku)<br />[[223 series|223-5000 series]] EMU (operated by JR West)
|}

<gallery>
File:JR shikoku kiha185 blue uzushio 1989.jpg|185 series DMU used for limited express services
File:JR-Shikoku-N2000.jpg|2000 series DMU used for limited express services
File:JR Shikoku 5100gata.jpg|5000 series EMU used for ''[[Marine Liner]]'' rapid services
File:Takamatsu Station Train M3766.jpg|8000 series EMU used for limited express services
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Japan|Companies|Trains}}
{{Commons category|JR Shikoku}}
* {{Official website|https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website| https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/}} {{in lang|en}}

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