Shinano Railway
{{Short description|Japanese railway company}}
{{Hatnote|Shinano Railway is also the name of a former operator of the Ōito Line.}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Shinano Railway
| native_name = しなの鉄道
| native_name_lang = ja
| logo = File:Shinano_Railway_Symbolmark.svg
| type = Third sector
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| genre = Rail transport
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| foundation = May 1, 1996
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| location_city = Ueda, Nagano
| location_country = Japan
| area_served = Nagano Prefecture
| key_people = Takeharu Fujii (President)
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| services = Passenger 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%)
| num_employees = 251 ({{As of|2015|03|01}})
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/}}
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The {{nihongo|Shinano Railway Co., Ltd.|しなの鉄道株式会社|Shinano Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}} 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 {{STN|Takasaki|x}} to {{STN|Nagano|x}}. The company was founded on May 1, 1996, and has its headquarters in Ueda, Nagano.{{cite web |url=http://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/corporate/|script-title=ja:会社概要／沿革|trans-title= Company Overview and History|publisher= Shinano Railway|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= January 11, 2015}}
Shareholders
Lines
- Shinano Railway Line (65.1 km, {{STN|Karuizawa|x}} - {{STN|Shinonoi|x}})
- Kita-Shinano Line (37.3 km, {{STN|Nagano|x}} - {{STN|Myōkō-Kōgen|x}})
On October 1, 1997, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 65.1 km section of the JR East Shin'etsu Main Line between {{STN|Karuizawa|x}} and {{STN|Shinonoi|x}}. This section is called the Shinano Railway Line.
From March 14, 2015, the company took over control of local passenger operations on the 37.3 km section of the JR East Shin'etsu Main Line between {{STN|Nagano|x}} and {{STN|Myōkō-Kōgen|x}}.{{cite magazine |last= Osano|first=Kagetoshi |script-title=ja: 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 |trans-title= Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen |magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine |volume = 44|issue = 371 |pages =28–33 |publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun |location = Japan |language= ja |date = March 2015}} 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
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Nagano transit}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Railway companies of Japan
Category:Companies based in Nagano Prefecture
Category:Railway companies established in 1996