Kamikochi Line had trains of great value and ones with unique names. Here, please let us introduce the trains from the start of the operation of Nice to meet you. History of Kamikochi Line the line, as well as the history of Kamikochi Line. I am Nagisa Endo, the mascot for the Kamikochi Line operated Hanifu 1 Passenger This is a wooden train produced in 1904. by Alpico Kotsu. Carriage 1922～1948 It was transferred to Chikuma Railway Co., Ltd. I usually work at Niimura in 1922 and retired in Station on the Kamikochi Line. 1948. A variety of goods are available Currently, it is exhibited at our stations. at The Railway Museum in Saitama prefecture. Class 10 Class 5000 Class 3000 Please take a look at them! 3000Railcar形 3000Railcar形 Railcar Twitter 1999年1958 1999年1986 1999 @Nagisa_Endo ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ 走行中1986 走行中2000 Class ED 301 Electric This is a medium-sized ● A guide is on board to support passengers. convex locomotive with a Kamikochi Line Locomotive ● You can purchase “Coupon Tickets of Matsumoto-City low and wide hood at front Welfare Passport” inside the train. and rear ends, which was Passenger- You can get on the train without worry even at an produced in the United Friendly ● States in 1926. unstaffed station. A guide calculates your fare. This railcar appeared in conjunction with the change in the body materi- This is a Class 5000 railcar, which was previously owned by the Tokyu Railcars of this class were introduced after remodeling and maintaining It was once used to carry Train al from wood to steel. Its body structure was modernized for that time, Corporation and called “Ao-gaeru (literally ‘green frog’ ),” was re-coated the Class 3000 railcars which ran on the Keio Inokashira Line. The body The service is available on Tuesdays and Fridays. *excluding national holidays materials for a dam to the by fixating windows to the frames with rubber however, the truck manu- with the color of Matsumoto Electric Railway (beige, red, and blue). At all made of stainless steel has been coated in white with the dynamic construction base around factured in the Taisho period, which is from 1912 to 1926, was used as it that time, it was popularly known as “Shiro-gaeru (literally ‘white frog’ ).” stripe, the trademark of ALPICO Group. The specifications are for cold Kamikochi Line Train with Tour Guide in 2017 Shin-shimashima Station. was, providing active services for almost 60 years. Currently, its color has been turned back to the original color and it is climate areas, and some of these railcars are equipped with defrosting preserved in Niimura Station. pantographs. A guide is aboard regular trains to explain the attractive features of the Kamikochi Line. *The train runs every day from April 29 to May 7 and from Date of Service August 5 to August 20. Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays from 1920 1921 1922 1932 1955 1958 1966 1984 1986 1999 2011 April 22, 2017 (Sat.) to November 12, 2017 (Sun.) Started conductor-less Introduced Class Renamed the Founded as Started operating Started operating Renamed the Changed the line The manufacturing Changed the name of Discontinued operation. 3000 railcars. company Chikuma a line between a line between company name from the of steel-made Akamatsu Station to the line between Elevated the Introduced Alpico Kotsu Co., Ltd. Railway Matsumoto Niimura Matsumoto Electric Shimashima Line to the railcars started. “Shin-shimashima Station.” Shinshimashima voltage to 1500V. the ATS system. Co., Ltd. and Niimura. and Shimashima. Railway Co., Ltd. Kamikochi Line. Class 10 railcars and Shimashima. Introduced Class 5000 debuted. railcars. 整理券 Stations & Timetable for Collection of Head Marks Q How can I get on and off trains of the Kamikochi Line? =Staffed station =Unstaffed station Matsumoto For Shin-shimashima Outbound For Matsumoto Inbound Shin-shimashima =Unstaffed except for some hours Traveling direction of a train Kamikochi Line Head marks are plates which indicate the name Kamikochi Line of a train, etc. and are put on the front and the Fare table Numbered ticket 2 1minutes 2minutes 2minutes 1minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 2minutes 3minutes 3minutes 3minutes back of the train. Here we have a collection of 3 Fare box 2 Numbered ticket various plates used in the past events. Nishi- Nagisa Shinano-arai Oniwa Shimonii Kitanii/Matsumoto- Niimura Samizo Moriguchi Shimojima Hata Endo FAQ 1 1 Shin- (1) Please use the “the middle door” to get on a train. Matsumoto matsumoto Daigaku-mae shimashima (2) If you do not have a ticket, get a numbered ticket at the door (which is required when getting off the train). (3) When you leave a train at an unstaffed station, please put your ticket and fare in the fare box placed at the Fare very front of the train in the traveling direction when getting off the train. (from Matsumoto) ￥170 ￥170 ￥170 ￥170 ￥250 ￥310 ￥360 ￥400 ￥450 ￥490 ￥580 ￥620 ￥700 Katakuri Festival Niimura Sunflower When you leave a train at a staffed station, give your ticket and fare to the station attendant at the ticket gate. *Feel free to ask station staff or train crew for more details. Outbound: Matsumoto→Shin-shimashima *Train 101 is a nonscheduled train. Please ask us for days of service. This timetable shows schedules only for the major stations. *Revised on March 4, 2017. How many round-trip services are offered a day? How many train drivers work for the Kamikochi Line? Q Q Train number 101 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 Three trains run on the Kamikochi Line, offering There are 7 drivers in total. Two out of the AK-01 Matsumoto 4:45 6:31 7:16 8:00 8:19 8:41 9:21 10:10 10:45 11:28 12:09 12:44 13:28 14:07 14:46 15:26 16:06 16:45 17:25 18:02 18:44 19:27 20:12 20:54 21:56 23:07 AK-05 Oniwa ▼ 6:37 7:22 8:06 8:25 8:47 9:27 10:16 10:51 11:34 12:15 12:50 13:34 14:13 14:52 15:32 16:12 16:51 17:31 18:08 18:50 19:33 20:18 21:00 22:02 23:13 A 25 round-trip services in total. When the A 7 engineers stay overnight at Shin-shimashima AK-08 Niimura ▼ 6:45 7:32 8:14 8:33 8:55 9:35 10:24 10:59 11:42 12:23 12:58 13:42 14:21 15:00 15:40 16:20 16:59 17:39 18:16 18:58 19:41 20:26 21:08 22:10 23:21 mountains of Kamikochi are open, rapid trains may Station and operate trains next morning. AK-12 Hata ▼ 6:55 7:43 8:24 8:46 9:06 9:46 10:34 11:09 11:52 12:33 13:08 13:52 14:31 15:11 15:51 16:30 17:09 17:49 18:27 19:08 19:51 20:36 21:18 22:20 23:31 Train Day Train with Tour Guide extraordinarily run in the early morning. AK-14 Shin-shimashima 5:09 7:01 7:49 8:30 8:52 9:12 9:52 10:40 11:15 11:58 12:39 13:14 13:58 14:37 15:17 15:57 16:36 17:15 17:55 18:33 19:14 19:57 20:42 21:24 22:26 23:37 Inbound: Shin-shimashima→Matsumoto How many carriages do you have? Q When do you inspect trains? Train number 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 Q AK-14 Shin-shimashima 5:44 6:29 7:14 7:36 7:58 8:40 9:20 10:08 10:53 11:26 12:07 12:52 13:26 14:05 14:45 15:25 16:04 16:43 17:23 18:01 18:42 19:25 20:10 21:12 22:32 The Kamikochi Line has 4 two-car train units, Trains need to undergo periodic vehicle AK-12 Hata 5:49 6:34 7:19 7:42 8:03 8:45 9:25 10:13 10:58 11:31 12:12 12:57 13:31 14:10 14:50 15:30 16:09 16:48 17:28 18:06 18:47 19:30 20:15 21:17 22:37 inspection just like automobiles. One of the AK-08 Niimura 5:59 6:44 7:29 7:54 8:13 8:55 9:35 10:23 11:08 11:41 12:22 13:07 13:41 14:20 15:00 15:40 16:19 16:58 17:38 18:16 18:57 19:40 20:25 21:27 22:47 A totaling 8 cars. Also, some retired cars A AK-05 Oniwa 6:06 6:51 7:36 8:01 8:20 9:02 9:42 10:30 11:15 11:48 12:29 13:14 13:48 14:27 15:07 15:47 16:26 17:05 17:45 18:23 19:04 19:47 20:32 21:34 22:54 Happy New Year Ombashira Festival (a Class ED 301 Electric Locomotive and 2 Class 4 train’s is inspected in depot at Niimura Station AK-01 Matsumoto 6:14 6:59 7:44 8:10 8:29 9:10 9:50 10:37 11:22 11:55 12:36 13:21 13:55 14:34 15:15 15:55 16:34 17:13 17:52 18:31 19:11 19:54 20:39 21:41 23:01 5000 Railcars) were preserved.