The Yosan Line (予讃線, Yosan-sen?) is a railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It runs along the Inland Sea coast, connecting the prefectural capitals of Takamatsu (Kagawa Prefecture) and Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture), continuing on to Uwajima. The name of the line comes from Iyo (伊予?) and Sanuki (讃岐?), the old names of Ehime and Kagawa, respectively.
The line splits into two between Mukaibara and Iyo-Ōzu. The main line follows the coast via Iyo-Nagahama, while the branch line goes through the mountains via Uchiko, part of which is known as the Uchiko Line. The Uchiko branch was constructed as a bypass of the lengthy coastal route, and all limited express trains now use this route, rather than the older main line.
The Yosan Line, along with the Dosan Line, connected with the Ukō Ferry at Takamatsu Station. This connection ended on 9 April 1988 with the completion of the Great Seto Bridge, which bears the Honshi-Bisan Line.
Following the 11 March 2011 Tohoku Major Earthquake, on 7 March 2012, JR Shikoku, JR East, and JR Freight announced that on 24 March 2012, JR Shikoku's popular Ampanman Torokko Train would tour areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.
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