Railway · Shinano Railway しなの鉄道 · 19 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.
ゆぅふるtanakaフリーきっぷ · Shinano Railway
¥1,850 Adult, from Karuizawa · ¥850 Child, from Karuizawa · ¥1,690 Adult, from Naka-Karuizawa · +23 more
Day of use only. Not usable on days the Yūfuru Tanaka spa is closed.
しなの鉄道 上田～軽井沢フリーきっぷ · Shinano Railway
¥1,400 Adult · ¥700 Child
Day of use only.
軽井沢・別所温泉フリーきっぷ · Shinano Railway
¥1,880 Adult · ¥940 Child
Day of use only.
しなの鉄道線フリーきっぷ（平日用・休日用） · Shinano Railway
¥2,300 Adult, weekday ticket · ¥1,150 Child, weekday ticket · ¥2,000 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.
軽井沢フリーパス（１日券・２日券） · Shinano Railway
¥2,500 Adult, 1-day · ¥1,250 Child, 1-day · ¥3,600 Adult, 2-day · +1 more
1-day pass: day of use only. 2-day pass: day of use and the next day.
10.18 NAGANO DERBY 小諸ー篠ノ井・パル鉄スルーパス · Shinano Railway
¥3,000 Adult (incl. match ticket voucher) · ¥1,200 Primary/junior-high pupil (incl. match ticket voucher)
Only on 18 October 2026 (AC Nagano Parceiro vs Matsumoto Yamaga FC); the date cannot be changed.
SHINANO RAILWAY BANZAI 2-DAY PASS · Shinano Railway
¥3,000 Adult · ¥1,500 Child ¥1,500/day
Two days.
16 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.
観光列車「ろくもん」 · Shinano Railway
Karuizawa – Ueda – Nagano (10:29 → 12:37) and Nagano – Karuizawa (13:35 → 15:48); monthly night run Karuizawa – Obasute – Nagano
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays (meal courses differ by day); the Obasute night cruise runs once a month
¥1,020 from
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 軽井沢 🗣 | Karuizawa | 12,408 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| 2 | 中軽井沢 🗣 | Naka-Karuizawa | 1,405 | |
| 3 | 信濃追分 🗣 | Shinano-Oiwake | 551 | |
| 4 | 御代田 🗣 | Miyota | 1,648 | |
| 5 | 平原 ひらはら 🗣 | Hirahara | 150 | |
| 6 | 小諸 🗣 | Komoro | 10,617 | JR Koumi Line |
| 7 | 滋野 しげの 🗣 | Shigeno | 667 | |
| 8 | 田中 🗣 | Tanaka | 2,017 | |
| 9 | 大屋 🗣 | Oya | 1,456 | |
| 10 | 信濃国分寺 🗣 | Shinano-kokubunji | 1,061 | |
| 11 | 上田 🗣 | Ueda | 17,514 | Uedadentetsu Bessho Line, Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| 12 | 西上田 🗣 | Nishi Ueda | 1,691 | |
| 13 | テクノさかき 🗣 | Tekuno-Sakaki * | 839 | |
| 14 | 坂城 🗣 | Sakaki | 1,295 | |
| 15 | 戸倉 🗣 | Togura | 1,941 | |
| 16 | 千曲 ちくま 🗣 | Chikuma | 955 | |
| 17 | 屋代 🗣 | Yashiro | 3,264 | |
| 18 | 屋代高校前 🗣 | Yashiro Koko Mae | 2,241 | |
| 19 | 篠ノ井 🗣 | Shinonoi | 16,390 | Shinonoi Line, 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.