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Shinonoi Line

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 connects Shinonoi Station in Nagano with 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 from Tokyo and Shinano from Nagoya.

All stations are located in Nagano Prefecture.

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)

The Shinonoi to Nishijo section opened in 1900, and was extended via Matsumoto to Shiojiri in 1902.[citation needed]

The Shiojiri to Matsumoto section was double-tracked between 1961 and 1965, with the Tazawa to Akashina section double-tracked in 1966. The Akashina to Nishijo section was also double-tracked, but the original line was decommissioned in 1988.[citation needed]

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