# Koumi Line ### [![image.png](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/mOHdU7KiRYPC2bjE-image.png)](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/mOHdU7KiRYPC2bjE-image.png) ### Introducing The Koumi Line is a 78.9 km long line connecting Kobuchizawa Station in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture and Komoro Station in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture. The line was opened in 1919 by its predecessor, Saku Railway, between Koumi and Komoro Stations. In 1935, the line was extended to Kobuchizawa Station and opened to traffic. Since its opening, the Koumi Line has been a popular commuter rail line and a gateway to sightseeing in Kiyosato and Nobeyama. The greatest feature of the Koumi Line is that it runs at high elevation. Between Kiyosato and Nobeyama stations, the line passes through the highest point on the JR line at 1,375 meters above sea level, and the nine stations between Kai-Koizumi and Matsubarako stations are among the nine highest elevation stations on the JR line, giving the line its nickname, "Yatsugatake Kogen Line (Yatsugatake Plateau Line)". Along the line, highland vegetables are cultivated at high altitude and in the cool summer climate, and near Nobeyama Station, the train runs through an expanse of highland vegetable fields. Ekiben that incorporate fresh highland vegetables from Yatsugatake picked along the line are also popular. In July 2017, "HIGH RAIL 1375," a sightseeing train with a planetarium inside, began operation, running between Kobuchizawa and Komoro stations mainly on Saturdays and holidays. In this DLC, the train from Kobuchizawa Station to Kai-Koizumi Station makes a major 180-degree change of direction on a curve built on embankment with the Yatsugatake mountains at its side; from Kiyosato Station to Nobeyama Station, the train runs up a steep slope with a maximum grade of 33‰ to the highest point on the JR line; and from Shinanokawakami Station to Koumi Station, the train offers a powerful view across multiple layers of the Chikuma River, known as the longest river in Japan. ### Key data - Line Length: 78.9 km - Number of stations: 31 - Safety system: ATS-P(R) - Train model: [KiHa E200 serie](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/kiha-e200-series) (2 cars) - Max speed: 85 km/h - Max speed after signals: - Reduced speed (green/yellow): 65 km/h - Caution (yellow): 45 km/h - Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h - Routes: - Nakagomi ~ Komoro (131D) : Type "Local" - 11 stations - 13.4 km - Kobuchizawa ~ Nobeyama (227D) : Type "Local" - 5 stations - 23.4 km - Kobuchizawa ~ Komoro (229D) : Type "Local" - 31 stations - 78.9 km - Automatic announcements: No - Conductor announcements: Yes - Driver announcement ([pointing-and-calling](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/pointing-and-calling)): No ### Stations list
**Station name** **Japanese name** **Distance from Kobuchizawa (km)****JRETS connections**
Kobuchizawa小淵沢0
Kai-Koizumi甲斐小泉7,1
Kai-Ōizumi甲斐大泉12,2
Kiyosato清里17,5
Nobeyama野辺山23,4
Shinano-Kawakami信濃川上31,5
Saku-Hirose佐久広瀬34,9
Saku-Uminokuchi佐久海ノ口39,7
Umijiri海尻42,1
Matsubarako松原湖44,8
Koumi小海48,3
Managashi馬流49,9
Takaiwa高岩51,7
Yachiho八千穂53,9
Kaize海瀬56,5
Haguroshita羽黒下57,8
Aonuma青沼59,5
Usuda臼田60,9
Tatsuokajō龍岡城62,1
Ōtabe太田部64,1
Nakagomi中込65,5
Namezu滑津66,5
Kita-Nakagomi北中込68,4
Iwamurada岩村田70,6
Sakudaira佐久平71,5
Nakasato中佐都72,4
Misato美里73,8
Mitsuoka三岡75,3
Otome乙女76,4
Higashi-Komoro東小諸77,4
Komoro小諸78,9
### Movie ### Useful links Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koumi\_Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koumi_Line) Driver's guide and timetables: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13W8ED-yEI50aB4v5rghOVSVIH8BQW3wN35ft3O3LlTQ/edit#gid=490039574](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13W8ED-yEI50aB4v5rghOVSVIH8BQW3wN35ft3O3LlTQ/edit#gid=490039574)