Shinonoi Line

The nihongo|Shinonoi Line|篠ノ井線|Shinonoi-sen is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Shinonoi Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture to Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture.

The line is a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Chūō Main Line. All the limited express trains on the Shinonoi Line come from the Chūō Main Line: "Azusa" and "Super Azusa" from Tokyo and "Shinano" from Nagoya.

Route data

*Company: East Japan Railway Company
*Total distance (km): 66.7km (Shinonoi-Shiojiri)
*Gauge: 1067mm
*Stations: 15
*Tracks: Multiple tracks in Akashina-Tazawa and Matsumoto-Shiojiri areas
*Electrification: Electrified with 1500V DC

Stations

:●: All trains stop, ▲: Some trains stop, ｜: Passing through

ignal boxes

Hirase Signal Box

Nihongo|Hirase Signal Box|平瀬信号場|Hirase shingōjō is a siding pass located in Azumino, Nagano. (coor:coord|36.263133|137.948305|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP) It has 2 tracks.

Haneo Signal Box

Nihongo|Haneo Signal Box|羽尾信号場|Haneo shingōjō is a siding pass with switch back located in Azumino, Nagano.(coor:coord|36.485612|138.09856|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP)

Kuwanohara Signal Box

Nihongo|Kuwanohara Signal Box|桑ノ原信号場|Kuwanohara shingōjō is a siding pass with switch back located in Azumino, Nagano.(coor:coord|36.522274|138.077726|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP)

Rolling stock

*Limited Express
**E257 series (Azusa, Kaiji)
**E351 series (Super Azusa)
**383 series (Wide view Shinano)
**381 series (Shinano)
*Local
**115 series
**123 series
**313 series

Previously existing transfers

*Matsumoto Station: Matsumoto Railway Asama Line (Matsumoto Ekimae) - abolished on April 1, 1964