Thank you for playing JR EAST Train Simulator!
We are pleased to announce the Shin-etsu Line DLC, which will finally go on sale on September 26th (Tuesday).
*The screen is under development and the contents may change from the time of release.
▲Photographs taken during coverage of E129 Series trains.
Points of Appeal
- Driving with a view of the Sea of Japan is possible!
- Capable of long-distance operation with a total length of 136.3 km!
- Environmental sounds during station stops recorded at the actual site are implemented!
(Only 3 stations: Naoetsu, Omigawa, and Kashiwazaki Stations)
- Actual voice broadcasts by the current train conductor are implemented! (Broadcasting is handled by the Niigata Train crew depot.)
About the Route
The Shin-etsu Line connects Takasaki Station in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture with Niigata Station in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture.
In the past, a single line connected Takasaki Station to Niigata Station, but with the opening of the Shinkansen line to Nagano (now Hokuriku Shinkansen) in October 1997, the line between Yokokawa Station and Karuizawa Station, which runs parallel to the Shinkansen line, was discontinued. At that time, the remaining line between Karuizawa Station and Shinonoi Station was also transferred to Shinano Railway. In March 2015, the Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension between Nagano and Kanazawa stations opened for service, and management of the line between Nagano and Naoetsu stations was also transferred to Shinano Railway and Echigo TOKImeki Railway.
Currently, the Shin-etsu Line operating as JR EAST has three sections: between Takasaki Station and Yokokawa Station, between Shinonoi Station and Nagano Station, and between Naoetsu Station and Niigata Station. This DLC includes the section between Naoetsu Station and Niigata Station.
Omigawa(青海川) Station, located on the way to the station, is known as a station adjacent to the sea, along with Umi-Shibaura Station on the Tsurumi Line and Rikuzen-Otsuka Station on the Senseki Line, where you can watch the sun set over the Sea of Japan from the platform.The train runs along the seaside section of the Sea of Japan between Naoetsu Station and Kashiwazaki Station, and between Kashiwazaki Station and Niigata Station, it runs through the rural landscape that symbolizes Niigata as a rice-producing region.
Route Information
- Section: Shin-etsu Line Outbound Naoetsu ⇒ Niigata
- Total length: 136.3 km
- Number of Stations: 42
- Security equipment: ATS-Ps/ATS-P
Train schedules that can be operated
- Train Number：1327M
- Type/Destination: Local train from Naoetsu to Nagaoka
- Type of train: Series E129, 4 cars
- Responsible for real voice train announcements: Niigata train crew depot
- Train Number：1323M
- Type/Destination: Local train from Kashiwazaki to Niigata
- Type of train: Series E129, 4 cars
- Responsible for real voice train announcements: Niigata train crew depot
- Train Number：431M
- Type/Destination: Local train from Nagaoka to Niigata
- Type of train: Series E129, 4 cars
- Responsible for real voice train announcements: Niigata train crew depot
- Train Number：3481M
- Type/Destination: Rapid train from Nagaoka to Niigata
- Type of train: Series E129, 4 cars
- Responsible for real voice train announcements: Niigata train crew depot
- Train Number：2523M
- Type/Destination: Local train from Niitsu to Niigata
- Type of train: Series E129, 4 cars
- Responsible for real voice train announcements: Niigata train crew depot
International sales price: US$39.99
The store page is also open to the public today.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2602460/JR_____E129/?beta=0
The following updates are planned to coincide with the release of the DLC.
【Chuo Line Rapid Service DLC】
- Actual voice broadcasts by the current train conductor are implemented. (Broadcasting is handled by the Toyoda Train crew depot.)
【Joban Line DLC】
- Fixed an event in which the timetable displayed on the TIMS screen was off by 15 seconds.
- Corrected pilot lamp lighting timing.
- Added speed limits (35, 45, 40, and 40 km/h) at turnouts after departing Ueno Station
- Fixed embedding misalignment of the first blocking signal between Kashiwa and Kita-Kashiwa stations.
- Corrected the slope indication before Hitachinoushiku Station (the 10‰ and 3.3‰ sections were indicated as "downhill" when "uphill" was justified).
【Yamanote Line DLC】
- Corrected slope indication between Ikebukuro and Mejiro stations.
- Fixed a bug in the 876G scenario where the ATC emergency brake was applied just before arrival at Tamachi Station.
- In the 876G scenario, the timing of the door-closing reminder announcement during station stops has been changed to after the departure bell rings.
【Oito Line DLC】
- In the 3241M scenario,aspects of the home signal at Shinano-Matsugawa Station are corrected.
- In the 3241M scenario, the announcement "We will stop for a short while to allow trains to pass each other" was deleted at Ichinichiba, Toyoshina, and Shinano-Matsugawa stations because the preceding train had arrived first.
【Saikyo Line ･ Kawagoe Line DLC】
- Corrected an issue in the 759K scenario where the train was forced to stop in the air section when a stop signal was given due to an approaching train.
【Keihin-Tohoku Line・Negishi Line】
- Corrected gradient indication at Oimachi station.
【Train schedule Selection Screen】
- Fixed the speed at which text scrolling flows.
【Others】
- Correction of the event in which the density of UV glass in the cab of E233 series returned to the state before the modification.
Please look forward to the release date!