Scenic route
Rokumon
Karuizawa → Nagano · Japan
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Rokumon wears the Sanada clan’s six-coin crest in deep crimson, serving kaiseki under Mt Asama on the old Shinetsu main line from Karuizawa down to Zenko-ji’s Nagano.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 92.9% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 10 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Shinano Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Rokumon?
The Rokumon runs 74 km from Karuizawa to Nagano.
How long does the Rokumon take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 8 min for the 74 km. That is an average of 35 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Rokumon?
Shinano Railway, with 115 series.
How old is the Rokumon?
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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