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Nagano City: Nagano Prefecture: Toyono: 豊野 0.0 Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line: Shinano-Asano: 信濃浅野 2.2 Tategahana: 立ヶ花 3.9 Kamiimai: 上今井 6.9 Nakano City: Kaesa: 替佐 8.8 Hachisu: 蓮 14.6 Iiyama City: Iiyama: 飯山 19.2 Hokuriku Shinkansen: Kita-Iiyama: 北飯山 20.5 Shinano-Taira: 信濃平 23.8 Togari ...
The first section, between Takasaki and Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, opened on 1 October 1997 in time for the 1998 Winter Olympics, and was originally called the Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線). The extension to Toyama in Toyama Prefecture and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture opened on 14 March 2015. [ 1 ]
Local JR East trains services were transferred to the control of the Shinano Railway from 1 October 1997 with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen. [2] The Ueda Electric Railway station opened on 15 August 1924. [3] Station numbering was introduced to the Ueda Electric Railway platforms in August 2016 with Ueda being assigned station number ...
Upon completion of the Nagano Shinkansen in October 1997, JR East transferred all long distance operations to the shinkansen, and control of the Shinetsu Main Line between Karuizawa and Shinonoi was handed over to the newly formed Shinano Railway, which is majority owned by the Nagano Prefectural Government.
A presentation ceremony was held at JR West's Hakusan Depot on 24 October 2015. [36] On 12 October 2019, eight E7 series and two W7 series trains were damaged due to floodwaters from Typhoon Hagibis while they were stored at JR East Nagano Shinkansen Vehicle center. [37] The sets were scrapped shortly thereafter. [18] [38] [39]
Sakudaira Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line (formerly named the Nagano Shinkansen) from Tokyo to Kanazawa via Nagano, with direct Asama services to and from Tokyo and Nagano, and a small number of limited-stop Hakutaka services to and from Tokyo and Kanazawa.
The Asama (あさま) is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Hokuriku Shinkansen in Japan. [1] The shinkansen service was introduced in October 1997, but the name was first used for a semi-express service operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1961. [2] “
Nagano Station opened on 1 May 1888. [3] When the Japanese National Railways (JNR) were divided and privatized on 1 April 1987, the station became a part of the system of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 1 October 1997, JR East opened the Nagano Shinkansen with its terminus at Nagano.