The is a seasonal overnight Rapid service operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East), which runs between Shinjuku

Shinjuku Station

is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...

 and Hakuba Station via the Chūō Main Line

Chuo Main Line

The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...

, Shinonoi Line

Shinonoi Line

The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Shinonoi Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture to Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture.The line is a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Chūō Main Line...

, and Ōito Line

Oito Line

The is a railway line which runs from Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company operates the section south of Minami-Otari Station in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, and West Japan Railway...

. The service started in 2002, and is operated using 6- or 9-car 183 series

183 series

The is a limited express EMU introduced in 1972 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company...

 or 189 series EMUs.

Route

The main station stops for the Moonlight Shinshū service are as follows, although the exact stopping patterns vary depending on the time of year.

• Shinjuku
  Shinjuku Station
  is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...
  
   - Tachikawa
  Tachikawa Station
  is an important railway station in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. The JR Chūō Line passes through Tachikawa Station. The Ōme Line and Nambu Line terminate here...
  
   - Hachiōji
  Hachioji Station
  is a railway station in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It opened on August 11, 1889.-Lines:The Chūō Main Line passes through Hachiōji Station. The Yokohama Line and Hachikō Line terminate here...
  
   - Takao
  Takao Station
  Takao Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:* Takao Station * Takao Station...
  
   - Ōtsuki - Enzan - Kōfu
  Kofu Station
  is the central railway station managed by East Japan Railway Company , in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.- Lines :*East Japan Railway Company **Chūō Main Line*Central Japan Railway Company **Minobu Line...
  
   - Kobuchizawa - Fujimi
  Fujimi Station
  Fujimi Station is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company in Fujimi Town, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:- History :*1904-12-21: This station, as from Nirasaki to Fujimi was opened....
  
   - Chino - Kami-Suwa - Shimo-Suwa - Okaya - Shiojiri
  Shiojiri Station
  is a railway station in Daimon, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* East Japan Railway Company ** Chūō Main Line ** Shinonoi Line* Central Japan Railway Company ** Chūō Main Line -Layout:...
  
   - Matsumoto
  Matsumoto Station
  is a station of East Japan Railway Company and Matsumoto Electric Railway in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.It is the central station of Matsumoto, the central city of Chūshin Area.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company **Shinonoi Line**Ōito Line...
  
   - Shinano-Ōmachi - Hakuba

Formations

←Shinjuku							Matsumoto/Hakuba→
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←Shinjuku							Matsumoto/Hakuba→
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