About 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. There are 15 stations, a total line length of 66.7 km (41.4 mi) and a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph). This line is also a narrow gauge line with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Rollingstock Limited express E353 series (Azusa, Kaiji) 383 series (Wide View Shinano) Local E127 series 211 series 313 series Freight EF64 EH200 Former Express 181 Series "Azusa" 183 series, 189 series "Azusa" E257 series "Azusa" E351 Series - "Super Azusa" 381 Series "Shinano" Kiha 181 series "Shinano" 153 Series 165 Series, 169 Series 80 series Kiha 58 series Local 32 series 40 series 42 series 51 series 70 series 80 series E257 series 165 series and 169 series 123 series 115 series
