The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shin'etsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it was separated from the JR East network in October 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen) from to . The company was founded on May 1, 1996, and has its headquarters in Ueda, Nagano.
Shareholders Shares in the company are owned by Nagano Prefecture, the cities of Nagano, Ueda, Komoro, Chikuma, Saku, and Tōmi, the towns of Karuizawa, Miyota, Sakaki, Shinano, and Iizuna, and private-sector businesses.
Lines Shinano Railway Line (65.1 km, - ) Kita-Shinano Line (37.3 km, - )
On October 1, 1997, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 65.1 km section of the former JR East Shin'etsu Main Line between and . This section is called the Shinano Railway Line.
On March 14, 2015, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 37.3 km section of the former JR East Shin'etsu Main Line between and . This section is called the Kita-Shinano Line.
History The company was founded on May 1, 1996, and started railway business on the Shinano Railway Line on October 1, 1997.
See also List of railway companies in Japan
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