Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The eastern portion, the Chuo East Line, is run by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), while the western portion, the Chuo West Line, is run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The dividing point between the two companies is Shiojiri Station, where express trains from both ends spur off onto the Shinonoi Line towards the cities of Matsumoto and Nagano. Despite the huge urban areas at either end of the Chuo Line, its central portion is very lightly traveled; the Shiojiri-Nakatsugawa corridor is only served by twice-hourly local and hourly limited express trains. The route the Chuo Main Line takes is through the mountainous center of Honshu. Its highest point (near Fujimi Station) is about 900 meters above sea level and much of the line has a gradient of 25 per mil. Along the Chuo East Line section, peaks of the Akaishi and Kiso as well as Mount Yatsugatake can be seen from trains. The Chuo West Line runs along the old Nakasendo highway (famous for the preserved post towns of Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku) and the steep Kiso Valley.

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