I stil wished the Shinano Railway was allowed to run a full line from Nagano all the way to Naoetsu Station. The Echigo Tokimeki Railway running from Myōkō-Kōgen to Naoetsu is not so convenient to travelers, in my opinion, especially when Echigo Tokimeki runs a very long line on the former Hokuriku Main Line from Naoetsu all the way west to Tomari.