History
The line opened on 1 October 1997.
Between May 2012 and March 2014, station platforms on the Nagano Shinkansen are scheduled to have their platform roofs extended to handle 12-car trains in the future following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa is scheduled to open in spring 2015. The 113-km extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga was approved for construction in June 2012.
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