Shinano Railway
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| Owner | Nagano Prefecture (73.64%) Nagano City (3.88%) Governments of Ueda, Komoro, Chikuma, Saku, Tōmi, Karuizawa, Miyota, Sakaki (totalling 12.98%) Hachijūni Bank (2.69%) Others (totalling 6.81%) |
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Number of employees | 251 (As of 1 March 2015[update]) |
| Website | www |
The Shinano Railway Co., Ltd. (しなの鉄道株式会社, Shinano Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese
Nagano Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen) from Takasaki to Nagano. The company was founded on May 1, 1996, and has its headquarters in Ueda, Nagano.[1]
Shares in the company are owned by
Iizuna and private-sector businesses.[1]
Lines
- Shinano Railway Line (65.1 km, Karuizawa - Shinonoi)
- Kita-Shinano Line (37.3 km, Nagano - Myōkō-Kōgen)
On October 1, 1997, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 65.1 km section of the JR East
.From March 14, 2015, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 37.3 km section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line between
Kita-Shinano Line.[2]
History
The company was founded on May 1, 1996, and started railway business on the Shinano Railway Line on October 1, 1997.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 会社概要／沿革 [Company Overview and History] (in Japanese). Japan: Shinano Railway. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 [Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–33.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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