Railway · Shinano Railway しなの鉄道 · 8 stations
Operator-wide facts from Shinano Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
Since 14 March 2026 Suica works at every station on both lines (Shinano Railway Line Karuizawa–Shinonoi and Kita-Shinano Line Nagano–Myōkō-Kōgen), as do the other nationwide IC cards (Kitaca, PASMO, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken), Mobile Suica and the Nagano-area KURURU card. Karuizawa and Ueda have Suica ticket gates; the other stations have stand-alone IC readers. IC fares are slightly cheaper than paper tickets (charged to the yen). The stations are part of JR East's Greater Tokyo Suica area: you cannot ride with Suica from Shinano Railway into another Suica area (e.g. Niigata) or onto the JR Koumi and Iiyama lines outside the area; buy a ticket for the whole trip instead. Top up with cash at the new ticket machines; Suica cards are sold at Karuizawa, Komoro, Ueda, Yashiro, Nagano (Shinano Railway ticket office) and Toyono. P
しなの鉄道全線全駅で「Suica」、「Suica」と相互利用を行っている他の交通系 IC カード、地域連携 IC カード「KURURU」なども、ご利用いただけるようになります。Shinano Railway Customer Center: 0268-21-3470 (weekdays 8:30–17:30; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00). Stations with elevators: Karuizawa, Naka-Karuizawa, Komoro, Shinano-Kokubunji, Ueda, Sakaki, Togura, Chikuma, Yashiro, Yashiro-Kōkō-mae, Shinonoi, Kita-Nagano and Toyono. New trains with toilets are being introduced since 2020; some older trains still have none. Tel. 0268-21-3470
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 1 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
シルバー乗車券 · Shinano Railway
¥120 Shortest trips (e.g. Yashiro – Yashiro-Kōkō-mae) · ¥890 Karuizawa – Shinonoi (whole Shinano Railway Line) · ¥510 Nagano – Myōkō-Kōgen (whole Kita-Shinano Line)
One ride between two stations, on the day of use.
ノー・マイカー・デー乗車券 · Shinano Railway
¥180 Shortest trips (e.g. Yashiro – Yashiro-Kōkō-mae) · ¥1,330 Karuizawa – Shinonoi (whole Shinano Railway Line) · ¥770 Nagano – Myōkō-Kōgen (whole Kita-Shinano Line)
One ride on the day of use; usable only on Wednesdays ("bus and train day") and during the Shinshū Smart Move commuting weeks.
北しなの線フリーきっぷ（平日用・休日用） · Shinano Railway
¥1,400 Adult, weekday ticket · ¥700 Child, weekday ticket · ¥1,100 Adult, weekend/holiday ticket · +1 more
One day. The weekday ticket is valid on weekdays; the holiday ticket on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and 30 Dec – 3 Jan.
SHINANO RAILWAY BANZAI 2-DAY PASS · Shinano Railway
¥3,000 Adult · ¥1,500 Child ¥1,500/day
Two days.
Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.
7 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.
おいこっと · JR East
Nagano – Toyono – Iiyama Line – Tokamachi
On set days; the official calendar lists operating days through the second half of fiscal 2026 (from October 2026)
¥840 Adult reserved seat fee (fare extra)
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 妙高高原 🗣 | Myōkō-Kōgen | 227 | Myōkō Haneuma Line |
| 2 | 黒姫 🗣 | Kurohime | 486 | |
| 3 | 古間 🗣 | Furuma | 238 | |
| 4 | 牟礼 🗣 | Mure | 933 | |
| 5 | 豊野 とよの 🗣 | Toyono | 8,081 | Iiyama Line |
| 6 | 三才 🗣 | Sansai | 2,542 | |
| 7 | 北長野 🗣 | Kitanagano | 3,364 | |
| 8 | 長野 ながの 🗣 | Nagano | 51,399 | Nagano Line, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Shin'etsu Main Line |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.