Scenic route
Setsugekka
Joetsu-Myoko → Itoigawa · Japan
Crimson-and-silver resort train with Japan’s largest train windows, serving regional courses on a slow sweep from Mt Myoko’s snow country to the Sea of Japan at Itoigawa.
How this line was checked
- The 38 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 4669042 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Echigo Tokimeki Railway — 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 Setsugekka?
The Setsugekka runs 60 km from Joetsu-Myoko to Itoigawa.
How long does the Setsugekka take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h for the 60 km. That is an average of 20 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Setsugekka?
Echigo Tokimeki Railway, with ET122-1000.
How old is the Setsugekka?
The line has been in service since 2016. 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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