山陽新幹線
The central station of the prefectural capital is on the Yosan line between Takamatsu, Kagawa and Uwajima, Ehime. Express trains head from Matsuyama to Okayama on Honshū, connecting with the Sanyō Shinkansen, and also to . The Okayama service is known as the "Shiokaze" and the Takamatsu service is known as the "Ishizuchi" (the name of the highest mountain on Shikoku). Southwards from Matsuyama, the "Uwakai" express train heads southwards to . There are some through trains from Okayama and Takamatsu to Uwajima that stop at