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In the past, there were many night trains on the Chuo Main Line. One of the most famous was the 441M Shinjuku to Kami-Suwa local train, which departed Shinjuku at 0:02 and arrived at Kami-Suwa at 5:46. Until recently, there was a special night express train called Moonlight Shinshu, which departed Shinjuku to Hakuba, but it has now been virtually discontinued. The 9521M that I will be riding this time departs Fujimi Station on the Chuo Main Line at 0:15 and arrives at Nagano Station on the Shinonoi Line at 2:25. Depending on how you look at it, this may seem like an extension of the last train, but since there is usually no last train that arrives at 2:00 in the middle of the night, it is safe to call it a night train. However, this train does not run every day, but only twice a year, making it an extremely rare train. Why is this the case? For more details, see the video...