High-speed rail line in Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Hokkaido Shinkansen
An H5 series Shinkansen undergoing testing in November 2015
Overview
Native name
北海道新幹線
Status
Operational
Owner
JRTT
Locale
Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaido, Japan
Termini
Shin-Aomori
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
Stations
4
Color on map
(#9ACD32)
Service
Type
High-speed rail (Shinkansen)
System
Shinkansen
Services
Hayabusa, Hayate
Operator(s)
JR Hokkaido
Rolling stock
E5 series, H5 series
Ridership
2.11 million (FY 2016)[1]
History
Opened
26 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-26) (Shin-Aomori - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto)
Technical
Line length
148.8 km (92.5 mi) 360.6 km (224.1 mi) (2030)
Number of tracks
Double-track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
4,000 m (2.5 mi; 13,000 ft) (Most) 6,500 m (4.0 mi; 21,300 ft) (Seikan Tunnel)
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line)
Operating speed
260 km/h (162 mph) Through the Seikan Tunnel: 160 km/h (100 mph) 260 km/h (162 mph) (during major holidays)
Signalling
Cab signalling
Train protection system
DS-ATC
Maximum incline
2.08% (current) 3.0% (under construction)
Route map
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Legend
to Tōhoku Shinkansen
Shin-Aomori
38.5 km
Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
53.9 km
Seikan Tunnel
Kikonai
35.6 km
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
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 Aomori Prefecture in Honshu and continues on into the interior of Hokkaido through the undersea Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May 2005; the initial Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto section opened on 26 March 2016.[2] The section of the line to Sapporo is scheduled to open by fiscal year 2030.[3] The line is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[4]
^国土交通省鉄道輸送統計年報（平成19年度）. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^北海道新幹線開業は来年３月２６日 ＪＲが最終調整 [Hokkaido Shinkansen to open on 26 March next year - JR Hokkaido makes final adjustments]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^Ayateru, Hosozawa (8 June 2018). "Next Shinkansen will not only be faster, safer, but save on power". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^"DPJ may OK three new bullet-train sections". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 17 December 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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