しなの鉄道北線前面展望パート２　牟礼→妙高高原　＜Cabview Japanrail Shinano Railway North Line part2 Mure → Myoko-kogen＞

Cab view of the Shinano Railway, Kita-Shinano Line (North Line) from Mure Station to Myoko-Kogen Station. From Nagano Station to Mure Station is Part 1.
しなの鉄道前面展望　北しなの線パート１　長野→牟礼間　＜Cabview J...

As mentioned in the explanation for Part 1, this line was built with the main purpose of connecting the Nagano and Niigata regions at a time when railways across Japan were still in the process of being constructed.

Because of the mountainous terrain, a route was chosen that allowed the construction of a railway even with the immature civil engineering technology at the time, and the population along the line was small, so it is a section with few stations compared to other Japanese railways.

In March 2015, this line was separated from JR and became a third-sector railway. With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, a bypass connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokuriku, the parallel railway between Nagano Station and Myoko-Kogen Station became an unprofitable line, so management was transferred to a local company.

There are various opinions about this method, but it is the standard method in Japan today.

Politics aside, it is a beautiful line with a cab view.

Shinano Railway website
https://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/engl...
Google map coordinates for Mure Station
36.7529628912137, 138.2472986300051
Myoko-Kogen Station
36.87235723769746, 138.21228564293386

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アクセスありがとうございます。しなの鉄道北しなの線の前面展望牟礼～妙高高原間です。長野～牟礼間はパート１としてアップロードしました。
しなの鉄道前面展望　北しなの線パート１　長野→牟礼間　＜Cabview J...

並行在来線として第三セクター鉄道化された北しなの線ですが、車窓風景は本当にきれいな路線だと思います。各駅にもう少し賑わいがあれば、もっと良いのですが。これは、これからに改めて期待！です。
2024年５月撮影