6-719: The Naruto Line ( 鳴門線 , Naruto-sen ) is a railway line in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Ikenotani Station and Naruto Station in Naruto, Tokushima . In 1916 the Awa Electric Railway Co. opened a line from Nakahara to Naruto, including the Yoshinari–Ikenotani section, which is now part of the Kotoku Line . In 1933 the company was nationalised. CTC signalling
12-574: Is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa . In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of its rail lines as either main, secondary, or branch lines. Prior to
18-595: The Mugi Line . There is no through service to or from Takamatsu , forcing passengers to transfer at Ikenotani. Moreover, connections to the Uzushio limited express service on the Kōtoku Line are poor, with waits of thirty minutes to an hour for a train. Some trains are wanman driver-only operated , with others also having a conductor on board. Due to short platform lengths, the trains of three cars or more only allow
24-511: 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 metro systems in Japan, JR Shikoku was
30-633: The doors of certain cars to open at those stations. In addition, the entire line is single-tracked, with no passing permitted anywhere along the line except at the terminuses of Ikenotani and Naruto. This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages [REDACTED] Media related to Naruto Line at Wikimedia Commons Shikoku Railway Company The Shikoku Railway Company ( 四国旅客鉄道株式会社 , Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha ) , commonly known as JR Shikoku ( JR四国 , Jei-āru Shikoku ) ,
36-471: Was commissioned in 1977, and freight services ceased in 1984. Although the official start of the line is at Ikenotani, rail services from Naruto are considered outbound, with the reverse being inbound. This is to allow for more efficient connecting service to the Kōtoku Line at Ikenotani. All regular trains are local service trains. Most trains run through to Tokushima , with a few with service through onto
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