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Hokkaidō Shinkansen


JR Hokkaidō 北海道旅客鉄道 [JR北海道]  Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō [JR Hokkaidō]     Hokkaido Railway Company

Hokkaidō Shinkansen 北海道新幹線 Shinkansen      1435 mm     25 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Hokkaido Shinkansen

OpenedMarch 26, 2016TracksDouble track
The line uses the Seikan tunnel under the Tsugaru-Kaikyō strait. The tunnel is 53.9 km, of which the submarine part is 23.3 km. The deepest point is 240 meters below sea level, 100 meters below sea bottom.
The tunnel was originally used by the Kaikyō Line, opened 1988. Since March 26, 2016, the tunnel is used by both the Hokkaidō Shinkansen and the freight trains that still use the Kaikyō Line. Therefore, the tunnel and the adjacent sections are dual-gauge, both 1067 mm and 1435 mm.
MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
0.0 Shin-Aomori新青森しんあおもり JR East: Ōu hon >Akita >Aomori
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō
Aomori-shi Aomori
38.5 Oku-Tsugaru-Imabetsu奥津軽いまべつおくつがるいまべつ JR East: Tsugaru [Tsugaru-Futumata] >Aomori >Minmaya
Imabetsu-machi
113.3 Kikonai木古内きこない South Hokkaidō: Isaribi >Goryōkaku (- Hakodate)
Kikonai-chō Hokkaidō
148.8 Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto新函館北斗しんはこだてほくと JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate hon >Hakodate >Oshamanbe
Hokuto-shi


This page is updated Mar 29, 2023