Limited Express Azusa

The alpinists’ express. E353s bank through Katsunuma’s vineyards and the Suwa lake basin to Matsumoto’s black castle, gateway to the Japan Alps.

Stations

1. 0 kmShinjuku
2. 27 kmTachikawa
3. 37 kmHachioji
4. 77 kmOtsuki
5. 104 kmEnzan
6. 109 kmYamanashishi
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 115 kmIsawa-Onsen
   2. 121 kmKofu
   3. 134 kmNirasaki
   4. 158 kmKobuchizawa
   5. 167 kmFujimi
   6. 180 kmChino
8. 186 kmKami-Suwa
9. 191 kmShimo-Suwa
10. 195 kmOkaya
11. 207 kmShiojiri
12. 220 kmMatsumoto

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9069362 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR East — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Limited Express Azusa?

The Limited Express Azusa runs 225 km from Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Matsumoto.

How long does the Limited Express Azusa take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 23 min for the 225 km. That is an average of 94 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.

Who runs the Limited Express Azusa?

JR East, with E353 EMU.

How old is the Limited Express Azusa?

The line has been in service since 1966. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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