Shinonoi Line

Shinonoi Line
	; E257 series EMU on a Rapid service between Nagano and Matsumoto, April 2008
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Nagano Prefecture
Termini	Shinonoi; Shiojiri
Stations	15
Operation
Owner	JR East
Technical
Line length	66.7 km (41.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

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The Shinonoi Line (篠ノ井線, Shinonoi-sen^?) is a railway line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Shinonoi Station in Nagano to Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri.

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.

[edit] Stations

●: All trains stop, ▲: Some trains stop, ｜: non-stop

Line name	Station	Distance (km)	Rapid service	Rapid Misuzu	Transfers	Location
Shinonoi Line	Shiojiri	0.0		●	Chūō Main Line	Shiojiri	Nagano Prefecture
	Hirooka	3.8		▲		Shiojiri
	Murai	6.8		●		Matsumoto
	Hirata	8.8		▲
	Minami-Matsumoto	10.9		▲
	Matsumoto	13.3	●	●	Ōito Line Matsumoto Railway Kamikōchi Line
	Tazawa	21.6	●	●		Azumino
	Akashina	28.2	●	●		Azumino
	Nishijō	37.2	●	●		Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District
	Sakakita	40.9	●	●		Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District
	Hijiri-Kōgen	45.0	●	●		Omi, Higashichikuma District
	Kamuriki	48.3	▲	▲		Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District
	Obasute	54.2	▲	▲		Chikuma
	Inariyama	62.9	▲	▲		Nagano
	Shinonoi	66.7	●	●	Shinano Railway Line
Shin'etsu Main Line	Shinonoi	66.7	●	●	Shinano Railway Line
	Imai	68.8	｜	▲
	Kawanakajima	71.0	▲	●
	Amori	73.1	｜	▲
	Nagano	76.0	●	●	Nagano Shinkansen, Shin'etsu Main Line (for Naoetsu) Nagano Railway Nagano Line

A passing loop is located in Azumino, known as Hirase shingōjō (平瀬信号場^?). It has two tracks.

A switchback is located in Azumino, known as Haneo shingōjō (羽尾信号場^?)

A switchback is located in Azumino, known as Kuwanohara shingōjō (桑ノ原信号場^?)