Kita-Shinano Line

Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line
A Shinano Railway SR1 series EMU, between Furuma and Kurohime
Overview
Native nameしなの鉄道北しなの線
OwnerShinano Railway
LocaleNagano Prefecture
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Rolling stock115 series EMUs
History
Opened1 May 1888
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) (As the private railway line)
Technical
Line length37.3 km (23.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Route map

JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen
JR East Shinetsu Main Line
0.0
Nagano
Nagano Dentetsu Nagano Line
3.9
Kita-Nagano
JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen
6.8
Sansai
10.8
Toyono
JR East Iiyama Line
18.6
Mure
25.1
Furuma
28.9
Kurohime
Nojiri Tunnel
Akagawa Tunnel
37.3
Myōkō-Kōgen
ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line

The Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line (しなの鉄道北しなの線, Shinano Tetsudō Kita-Shinano-sen) is a 37.3 km (23.2 mi) railway line operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, since 14 March 2015 following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension north of Nagano and transfer of operations of the former Shinetsu Main Line from East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Nagano Station in Nagano with Myōkō-Kōgen Station in Myōkō, Niigata.[1]

  1. ^ Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 [Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–33.