Shinano Railways Series 115 3-Car Set:

When the Nagano Station for Hokuriku Shinkansen was opened, Shinano Railways was opened in the form that the route between Karuizawa Station – Shinonoi Station (Shinano Railways) of the former Shinetsu main line running in parallel with Shinkansen line was put under the management of a joint-public-private company, Shinano Railways. Later, Kita Shinano line was opened additionally north of Nagano when the Kanazawa Station for Hokuriku Shinkansen was opened. Series 115 which are operated as main carriages are not only painted in the basic colors of red and gray, but also some are in the former Shonan color and Yokosuka color.

Shinano Railways Series 115 (Shonan/Yokosuka Color) 6-Car Set:

Simultaneously with “Shinano Destination Campaign” held in 2017 and the 20th anniversary of Shinano Railways, Series 115 painted in Shonan and Yokosuka colors as “nostalgic body colors” was started in the operations. Later on, variations had been still increasing so that, as of 2018, as many as 8 different color schemes could be observed and was talked a lot about as the moving museum of Series 115.

SHINANO Railway Series SR1 is the first new train for the railway company which operates trains between Karuizawa and Myokokogen including the railway managed by JR East between Sinonoi and Nagano. The train was made and intoduced on the basis of series E129 that was used in Niigata against snowfall.

 

Composition of Trains