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    The Hokkaido Shinkansen (北海道新幹線, Hokkaidō Shinkansen) is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that links up with the Tōhoku Shinkansen in northern...
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    indefinitely. Hokkaido Shinkansen northward extension: Sapporo–Asahikawa Hokkaido South Loop Shinkansen (北海道南回り新幹線, Hokkaidō Minami-mawari Shinkansen):...
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    Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011 and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services on 26 March 2016. A total of 59 10-car...
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    longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island, Honshu, and was extended as the Hokkaido Shinkansen...
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    Seikan Tunnel (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    part of the standard-gauge Hokkaido Shinkansen and the narrow-gauge Kaikyō Line of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido)'s Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line. The...
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    The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道株式会社, Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group...
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    high-speed Shinkansen service operated in Japan, on the Tōhoku Shinkansen by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since 2002 and on the Hokkaido Shinkansen by...
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    Hayabusa (train) (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    falcon") is a high-speed Shinkansen service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Tokyo and...
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    were merged into it. The Hokkaido Shinkansen line opened on 26 March 2016. The undersea Seikan Tunnel with the Shinkansen rail line greatly reduced the...
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    The Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線, romanized: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, lit. 'East coast route, new main line') is a Japanese high-speed rail line that...
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    Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線, Kyūshū Shinkansen) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed railway network. It is an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen from Honshu...
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    The San'yō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線) is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka...
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    The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Central Shinkansen) is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, with plans for extension to Osaka...
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    Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    the new Hokkaido Shinkansen – occupies the site of the former Oshima-Ōno Station (渡島大野駅), and is currently the northernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway...
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    Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaidō)
    former Hokkaidō government office building The Sapporo Clock Tower The Hokkaidō Shrine Nishino Shrine Hokkaido Museum Historical Village of Hokkaido Sapporo...
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    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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    Shin-Aomori Station (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    Kaikyō Line, which ceased upon commencement of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen in March 2016. The Shinkansen portion of the station, which opened on 4 December...
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    intercity rail service (including the Shinkansen high-speed rail lines) and commuter rail service. JR Hokkaido, JR Shikoku, and JR Freight (JRF) are governed...
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    The Hokuriku Shinkansen (Japanese: 北陸新幹線) is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo with Tsuruga in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is...
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  • Retrieved 2016-02-01. "Japan Railway & Transport Review: Extending the Shinkansen Network". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September...
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    Sapporo Station (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    station of the Hokkaido Shinkansen that is scheduled to open in Spring 2031. On 16 October, 2022, due to construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension...
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    build a station at Oshamambe and construction is underway on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line. The section between Hakodate and Sapporo should be completed...
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    JRTT is currently working on construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Hokkaido Shinkansen high-speed rail projects. In addition to its railway construction...
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    Hakodate Main Line (category Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company)
    lines until rejoining the Hakodate line at Oshamambe Station. The Hokkaido Shinkansen route north of Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto approximately parallels the route...
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    constructed: Tōkaidō Shinkansen 515.4 km (320.3 mi), completed in 1964 Sanyō Shinkansen 553.7 km (344.1 mi), completed in 1975 Tōhoku Shinkansen 492.9 km (306...
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    (200系) was a Shinkansen high-speed train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) for the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed...
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    built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train...
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    The Jōetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the...
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    Train on Train (category Hokkaido Railway Company)
    The need arose when Japan's Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) was planning for standard-gauge Hokkaido Shinkansen high-speed trains to operate in...
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    Oshima Tunnel (category Hokkaido Shinkansen)
    in southern Hokkaido. It will link the city of Hokuto with the town of Yakumo. The Oshima Tunnel will be a part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, located between...
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