Hokkaido Shinkansen

2016149 kmShin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

CountryJapan

Year Opened2016

Length149 km

RouteShin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

About Hokkaido Shinkansen

Extended the Shinkansen network to the island of Hokkaido in 2016. About 86% of the route is in tunnel, including 54 km through the Seikan undersea tunnel. Trains run at up to 260 km/h where conditions allow. A further extension to Sapporo is under construction.

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