Scenic route
Koshino Shu*Kura
Joetsu-Myoko → Tokamachi · Japan
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A sake brewery on wheels — Niigata tasting bar, live jazz, a long pause on the sea cliff at Aoumigawa — winding via Nagaoka into snow-country Tokamachi.
How this line was checked
- The 81 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 17399882 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 92% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5 km
- 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 Koshino Shu*Kura?
The Koshino Shu*Kura runs 122 km from Joetsu-Myoko to Tokamachi.
How long does the Koshino Shu*Kura take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 122 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 95 km/h.
Who runs the Koshino Shu*Kura?
JR East, with KiHa 40, 48.
How old is the Koshino Shu*Kura?
The line has been in service since 2014. 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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