Shinetsu line

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Shinetsu line

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Lines on this page

Railway	Line
JR East	Shinetsu hon (Takasaki - Yokokawa)
	Shinetsu hon (Shinonoi - Niigata)

JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō East Japan Railway

Shinetsu line run originally from Takasaki to Niigata. When the Nagano Shinkansen was opened in 1997, the line was split into three sections and one section was closed.
• Takasaki - Yokokawa
• Yokokawa - Karuizawa (Closed)
• Karuizawa - Shinonoi (transferred to Shinano Railway)
• Shinonoi - Niigata

Shinetsu hon (Takasaki - Yokokawa) 信越本線 JR railway 1067 mm 1500V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Takasaki

Opened

1885

Tracks

Double track

Maps	Km	Station name	Official name	Furigana name	Connecting lines	City	Prefecture
Mapion Google	0.0	Takasaki	高崎	たかさき	Jōshin: Jōshin, JR East: Jōetsu, JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen, JR East: Hachikō, JR East: Takasaki, JR East: Nagano Shinkansen, ( JR East: Ryōmō )	Takasaki-shi	Gunma
Mapion Google	2.4	Kita-Takasaki	北高崎	きたたかさき
Mapion Google	6.4	Gunma-Yawata	群馬八幡	ぐんまやわた
Mapion Google	10.6	Annaka	安中	あんなか		Annaka-shi
Mapion Google	17.6	Isobe	磯部	いそべ
Mapion Google	22.7	Matsuida	松井田	まついだ
Mapion Google	23.9	Nishi-Matsuida	西松井田	にしまついだ
Mapion Google	29.7	Yokokawa	横川	よこかわ

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Mar 1, 2013

Type	Origin - Destination
Local Futsū 普通	Takasaki - Yokokawa

Shinetsu hon (Shinonoi - Niigata) 信越本線 JR railway 1067 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Niigata
Nagano

Opened	1886 - 1888	Shinonoi - Naoetsu	Tracks	Double track	Shinonoi - Kita-Nagano
	1897 - 1899	Naoetsu - Nuttari (now freight stn in Niigata)		Single track	Kita-Nagano - Kurohime
	1958	Moved to present Niigata station (1.9 km new line)		Double track	Kurohime - Myōkōkōgen
				Single track	Myōkōkōgen - Naoetsu
				Double track	Naoetsu - Niigata

Nihongi: The station is a switch-back station, i.e the station is at a side track and the trains have to go in to the station, reverse back to the line and then continue.

Maps	Km	Stop mark	Station name	Official name	Furigana name	Connecting lines	City	Prefecture
Mapion Google	0.0	*	Shinonoi	篠ノ井	しののい	Shinano: Shinano Tetsudō, JR East: Shinonoi	Nagano-shi	Nagano
Mapion Google	2.1	*	Imai	今井	いまい
Mapion Google	4.3	*	Kawanakajima	川中島	かわなかじま
Mapion Google	6.4	*	Amori	安茂里	あもり
Mapion Google	9.3	LR	Nagano	長野	ながの	( Shinano: Shinano Tetsudō ), JR East: Nagano Shinkansen, ( JR East: Iiyama ), ( JR East: Shinonoi ), Nagaden: Nagano
Mapion Google	13.2	LR	Kita-Nagano	北長野	きたながの
Mapion Google	16.1	LR	Sansai	三才	さんさい
Mapion Google	20.1	LR	Toyono	豊野	とよの	JR East: Iiyama
Mapion Google	27.9	LR	Mure	牟礼	むれ		Iizuna-machi
Mapion Google	34.4	LR	Furuma	古間	ふるま		Shinano-machi
Mapion Google	38.2	LR	Kurohime	黒姫	くろひめ		Shinano-machi
Mapion Google	46.6	LR	Myōkōkōgen	妙高高原	みょうこうこうげん		Myōkō-shi	Niigata
Mapion Google	53.0	L	Sekiyama	関山	せきやま		Myōkō-shi
Mapion Google	61.3	L	Nihongi	二本木	にほんぎ		Jōetsu-shi
Mapion Google	67.6	LR	Arai	新井	あらい		Myōkō-shi
Mapion Google	70.5	Lr	Kita-Arai	北新井	きたあらい		Myōkō-shi
Mapion Google	73.9	Lr	Wakinoda	脇野田	わきのだ		Jōetsu-shi
Mapion Google	75.6	Lr	Minami-Takada	南高田	みなみたかだ
Mapion Google	77.6	LR	Takada	高田	たかだ
Mapion Google	81.5	LR	Kasugayama	春日山	かすがやま
Mapion Google	84.3	LRX	Naoetsu	直江津	なおえつ	( Hokuetsu: Hokuhoku ), JR West: Hokuriku hon
Mapion Google	87.0	L	Kuroi	黒井	くろい
Mapion Google	91.4	L	Saigata	犀潟	さいがた	Hokuetsu: Hokuhoku
Mapion Google	93.7	L	Dosokohama	土底浜	どそこはま
Mapion Google	95.5	L	Katamachi	潟町	かたまち
Mapion Google	98.3	L	Jōgehama	上下浜	じょうげはま
Mapion Google	101.9	LRX	Kakizaki	柿崎	かきざき
Mapion Google	107.8	L	Yoneyama	米山	よねやま		Kashiwazaki-shi
Mapion Google	111.7	L	Kasashima	笠島	かさしま
Mapion Google	113.9	L	Ōmigawa	青海川	おうみがわ
Mapion Google	116.9	L	Kujiranami	鯨波	くじらなみ
Mapion Google	120.6	LRX	Kashiwazaki	柏崎	かしわざき	JR East: Echigo
Mapion Google	123.6	L	Ibarame	茨目	いばらめ
Mapion Google	126.5	L	Yasuda	安田	やすだ
Mapion Google	129.1	L	Kitajō	北条	きたじょう
Mapion Google	132.4	L	Echigo-Hirota	越後広田	えちごひろた
Mapion Google	135.1	L	Nagatori	長鳥	ながとり
Mapion Google	140.1	L	Tsukayama	塚山	つかやま		Nagaoka-shi
Mapion Google	144.8	L	Echigo-Iwatsuka	越後岩塚	えちごいわつか
Mapion Google	147.6	Lr	Raikōji	来迎寺	らいこうじ
Mapion Google	151.7	L	Maekawa	前川	まえかわ
Mapion Google	154.3	Lr	Miyauchi	宮内	みやうち	JR East: Jōetsu
Mapion Google	157.3	LRX	Nagaoka	長岡	ながおか	( JR East: Jōetsu ), JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen
Mapion Google	159.8	L	Kita-Nagaoka	北長岡	きたながおか
Mapion Google	164.2	L	Oshikiri	押切	おしきり
Mapion Google	168.7	LRX	Mitsuke	見附	みつけ		Mitsuke-shi
Mapion Google	172.8	L	Obiori	帯織	おびおり		Sanjō-shi
Mapion Google	175.4	L	Tōkōji	東光寺	とうこうじ
Mapion Google	178.9	Lr	Sanjō	三条	さんじょう
Mapion Google	180.5	LRX	Higashi-Sanjō	東三条	ひがしさんじょう	JR East: Yahiko
Mapion Google	184.3	L	Honai	保内	ほない
Mapion Google	188.1	LRX	Kamo	加茂	かも		Kamo-shi
Mapion Google	192.2	L	Hanyūda	羽生田	はにゅうだ		Tagami-machi
Mapion Google	195.4	L	Tagami	田上	たがみ		Tagami-machi
Mapion Google	199.1	Lr	Yashiroda	矢代田	やしろだ		Niigata-shi
Mapion Google	202.2	L	Furutsu	古津	ふるつ
Mapion Google	205.4	LRX	Niitsu	新津	にいつ	JR East: Uetsu hon, JR East: Banetsu-sai
Mapion Google	206.9	L	Satsukino	さつき野	さつきの
Mapion Google	209.2	L	Ogikawa	荻川	おぎかわ
Mapion Google	214.1	Lr	Kameda	亀田	かめだ
Mapion Google	216.5	Lr	Echigo-Ishiyama	越後石山	えちごいしやま
Mapion Google	220.6	LRX	Niigata	新潟	にいがた	JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen, JR East: Hakushin, JR East: Echigo

Traffic pattern

Shinetsu line is also used:
Between Nagano and Toyono by Iiyama line trains.
Between Naoetsu and Saigata by Hokuetsu trains.
Between Miyauchi and Nagaoka by Jōetsu line trains

The traffic pattern was accurate at: Mar 1, 2013

Type	Name	Stop mark	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
	Shinano Railway	*	Shinonoi - Nagano
	Shinonoi line	*	Shinonoi - Nagano
Local Futsū 普通		L	Nagano - Toyono - Myōkōkogen - Naoetsu
			(Arai - ) Naoetsu - Nagaoka
			Nagoka - Niigata
			Aizu-Wakamatsu - Maoroshi - Banetsu-sai line - Niitsu - Niigata
			Niitsu - Niigata
Rapid Kaisoku 快速	Myōkō 妙高	R	Naoetsu - Nagano This direction only. Other Myōkō services run as Local train
	Kubikino くびき野	R	Arai - Niigata
	Ohayō Shinetsu おはよう信越	R	Naoetsu - Niigata This direction only
	Rakuraku Train Shinetsu らくらくトレイン信越	R	Niigata - Naoetsu This direction only
	Agano あがの	R	Aizu-Wakamatsu - Banetsu-sai line - Niitsu - Niigata
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Hokuetsu 北越	X	Kanazawa - Hokuriku line - Naoetsu - Niigata	5	3h39	86 km/h

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This page is updated May 6, 2013