Shinano (train)

*Shinano*
Overview
383 series electric train on a Shinano service, May 2007
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
First service	11 November 1953 (Semi-express) 13 December 1959 (Express) 1 October 1968 (Limited express)
Current operator(s)	JR Central
Former operator(s)	JNR
Route
Start	Nagoya
End	Nagano
Line used	Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line, Shin'etsu Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Green + Standard
Seating arrangements	2+2 unidirectional
Catering facilities	Trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	383 series EMU
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	130 km/h (80 mph)^[1]

The Shinano (しなの), branded as (Wide View) Shinano (（ワイドビュー）しなの) is limited express train service in Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), which runs between Nagoya and Nagano via Matsumoto.^[1]

Route

Some trains start or terminate at Nagoya Station.

Nagoya - (Kanayama) - Chikusa - Tajimi - (Ena) - Nakatsugawa - (Nagiso) - (Agematsu) - Kiso-Fukushima - Shiojiri - Matsumoto - (Akashina) - (Hijiri-Kōgen) - Shinonoi - Nagano

Rolling stock

383 series 6-, 8-, or 10-car EMUs (since 1 December 1996)^[1]

Past

KiHa 181 series DMUs (1968–1972)
381 series EMUs (1972–2008)

Preserved JNR KiHa 181 series DMU car
381 series EMU on a seasonal "Shinano" service, July 2006

Accommodation

Green car (first class) and standard class accommodation is provided, with 2+2 abreast unidirectional seating in both classes.^[1] Seat pitch is 1,200 mm (47 in) in Green class and 1,000 mm (39 in) in standard class.^[1] All trains are no smoking.

History

The Shinano service was first introduced on 11 November 1953 as a semi-express operating between Nagoya and Nagano.^[2] This was upgraded to "express" status from 13 December 1959, and became a "limited express" from 1 October 1968.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 32. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
1 2 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 126.

External links

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JR Central Shinano information (Japanese)

Transit in Nagano Prefecture

JR East	Hokuriku Shinkansen ■Chūō Main Line ■Iiyama Line ■Koumi Line ■Ōito Line ■Shin'etsu Main Line ■Shinonoi Line

JR Central	■Chūō Main Line ■Iida Line

JR West	■Ōito Line

Shinano Railway	■Shinano Railway Line ■Kita-Shinano Line

Other railways	Nagano Electric Railway Ueda Electric Railway Alpico Kōtsū

Named trains	Azusa Shinano Moonlight Shinshū Resort View Furusato Oykot Rokumon

Misc	Nagano Station Matsumoto Station Matsumoto Airport

Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Sendai Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

Named trains of Central Japan Railway Company

Shinkansen	Hikari Kodama Nozomi

Limited express (daytime)	Fujikawa Inaji Shinano Hida Nanki

Limited express (overnight)	Sunrise Izumo Sunrise Seto

Discontinued	Asagiri Tōkai

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