Moonlight Shinshū

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*Moonlight Shinshū*
Overview

Service type	Rapid
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Japan
First service	2002
Last service	2018
Current operator(s)	JR East
Route
Line(s) used	Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line, Ōito Line
Technical
Rolling stock	189 series EMUs

The Moonlight Shinshū (ムーンライト信州) was a seasonal overnight Rapid service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which ran between Shinjuku and Hakuba Station via the Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line, and Ōito Line. The service started in 2002, and is operated using 6- or 9-car 183 series or 189 series EMUs. While JR East has not formally announced its discontinuation, no services have operated since December 30, 2018.^[1]

Route

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The main station stops for the Moonlight Shinshū service were as follows, although the exact stopping patterns vary depending on the time of year.

Shinjuku - Tachikawa - Hachiōji - Takao - Ōtsuki - Enzan - Kōfu - Kobuchizawa - Fujimi - Chino - Kami-Suwa - Shimo-Suwa - Okaya - Shiojiri - Matsumoto - Shinano-Ōmachi - Hakuba

Formations

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←Shinjuku

Matsumoto/Hakuba→

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Reserved

2
Reserved

3
Reserved

4
Reserved

5
Reserved

6
Reserved

7
Green

8
Reserved

9
Reserved

←Shinjuku

Matsumoto/Hakuba→

1
Reserved

2
Reserved

3
Reserved

4
Reserved

5
Reserved

6
Reserved

References

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^ "ムーンライト信州81号運転日まとめ【2014年秋冬最新版】" [Summary of Moonlight Shinshu No. 81 operation dates [Latest version for autumn and winter 2014]]. kakuyasu-ryoko.com (in Japanese). 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

Bibliography

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JR Timetable, March 2008 issue^{[full citation needed]}

v t e Transit in Nagano
Shinkansen	Hokuriku
JR East	Chūō iyama Koumi Ōito Shin'etsu Shinonoi
JR Central	Chūō Iida
JR West	Ōito
Other railways	Shinano Railway Shinano Railway Line Kita-Shinano Line Nagano Electric Railway Ueda Electric Railway Alpico Kōtsū Kamikōchi Line
Miscellaneous	Rail Nagano Station Matsumoto Station Airport Matsumoto Rail transport in Japan
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hakone–Fuji–Izu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

v t e Named trains of East Japan Railway Company
Shinkansen	Asama Hakutaka Hayabusa Hayate Kagayaki Komachi Nasuno Tanigawa Toki Tsubasa Yamabiko
Limited express (daytime)	Akagi Azusa Fuji Excursion Hachiōji Hitachi Inaho Kaiji Kinugawa Kusatsu/Shima Narita Express Nikkō Odoriko Ōme Sazanami Shiosai Shirayuki Shōnan Spacia Kinugawa Saphir Odoriko Tokiwa Tsugaru Wakashio
Rapid	Banetsu Monogatari Holiday Rapid Okutama/Akigawa Holiday Rapid View Yamanashi Resort Shirakami Shimokita Bay Liner (Odakyu)
Local	Musashino Shimōsa
Excursion	TRAIN SUITE Shiki-shima Cassiopeia SL Gunma Minakami
Discontinued Shinkansen	Aoba Asahi
Discontinued Limited express (Daytime)	Akita Relay Ayame Fresh Hitachi Hakuchō Hatsukari Hokuetsu Hometown Tochigi Kamoshika Komakusa Kusatsu Minakami Minori Ohayō Tochigi Soyokaze Super Azusa Super Hakuchō Super Hatsukari Super Hitachi Swallow Akagi Tazawa
Discontinued Limited express (overnight)	Akebono Hokuriku Hokutosei Nihonkai Yume Kūkan
Discontinued Express	Noto
Discontinued Rapid	Airport Jōban Airport Narita Kubikino Moonlight Echigo Myōkō Aizu Liner Moonlight Shinshu Moonlight Nagara
Discontinued Liner	Chūō Liner Ōme Liner Home Liner Chiba Home Liner Odawara Home Liner Zushi Ohayō Liner Shinjuku Ohayō Liner Zushi Shōnan Liner
Discontinued Excursion	SL Ginga

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