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{{Short description|Japanese overnight rapid train service (2002–2018)}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name        = ''Moonlight Shinshū''
| image       = 189 N101 Moonlight Shinshu at Shinano-Omachi 20090811.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption     = 
| type        = Rapid
| status      = Discontinued
| locale      = Japan
| first       = 2002
| last        = 2018
| operator    = JR East
| line_used   = [[Chūō Main Line]], [[Shinonoi Line]], [[Ōito Line]]
| stock       = [[183 series|189 series]] EMUs
| speed       = 
}}
The {{Nihongo|'''''Moonlight Shinshū'''''|ムーンライト信州}} was a seasonal overnight Rapid service operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East), which ran between [[Shinjuku Station|Shinjuku]] and [[Hakuba|Hakuba Station]] via the [[Chūō Main Line]], [[Shinonoi Line]], and [[Ōito Line]]. The service started in 2002, and is operated using 6- or 9-car [[183 series]] or [[189 series]] EMUs. While JR East has not formally announced its discontinuation, no services have operated since December 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=26 January 2014 |title=ムーンライト信州81号運転日まとめ【2014年秋冬 最新版】 |trans-title=Summary of Moonlight Shinshu No. 81 operation dates [Latest version for autumn and winter 2014] |url=https://kakuyasu-ryoko.com/railway/special-train/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E4%BF%A1%E5%B7%9E/ |language=japanese |url-status=dead |work=kakuyasu-ryoko.com |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129135325/https://kakuyasu-ryoko.com/railway/special-train/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E4%BF%A1%E5%B7%9E/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>

==Route==
The main station stops for the ''Moonlight Shinshū'' service were as follows, although the exact stopping patterns vary depending on the time of year.
* [[Shinjuku Station|Shinjuku]] - [[Tachikawa Station|Tachikawa]] - [[Hachiōji Station|Hachiōji]] - [[Takao Station (Tokyo)|Takao]] - [[Ōtsuki Station|Ōtsuki]] - [[Enzan Station|Enzan]] - [[Kōfu Station|Kōfu]] - [[Kobuchizawa Station|Kobuchizawa]] - [[Fujimi Station|Fujimi]] - [[Chino Station|Chino]] - [[Kami-Suwa Station|Kami-Suwa]] - [[Shimo-Suwa Station|Shimo-Suwa]] - [[Okaya Station|Okaya]] - [[Shiojiri Station|Shiojiri]] - [[Matsumoto Station|Matsumoto]] - [[Shinano-Ōmachi Station|Shinano-Ōmachi]] - [[Hakuba Station|Hakuba]]

== Formations ==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1
|-
|colspan=6 align=lift|←Shinjuku
|&nbsp;
| colspan="6" style="text-align:right;"|Matsumoto/Hakuba→
|-
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-left:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|1<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|2<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|3<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|4<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|5<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|6<br />Reserved
|  style="border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray; width:40px; background:greenyellow;"|7<br />Green
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|8<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|9<br />Reserved
|}

{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1
|-
|colspan=6 align=lift|←Shinjuku
|&nbsp;
| colspan="6" style="text-align:right;"|Matsumoto/Hakuba→
|-
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-left:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|1<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|2<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|3<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|4<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|5<br />Reserved
|  style="width:40px; border-top:solid 2px gray; border-bottom:solid 2px gray; border-right:solid 2px gray;"|6<br />Reserved
|}

==See also==
* [[List of named passenger trains of Japan]]

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
* JR Timetable, March 2008 issue{{Full citation needed|date=December 2024}}

{{Nagano transit}}
{{JR East trains}}

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[[Category:East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:Night trains of Japan]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2002]]
[[Category:Railway services discontinued in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 disestablishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Chūō Main Line]]


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