{"id":1076,"date":"2018-10-08T02:38:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T02:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uenostation.com\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:15:53","slug":"hokkaido-shinkansen-for-hakodate-and-sapporo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uenostation.com\/hokkaido-shinkansen-for-hakodate-and-sapporo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hokkaido Shinkansen for Hakodate and Sapporo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hokkaido Shinkansen is a high speed railway line that connects Shin-Aomori Station in northern Honshu and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on the island of Hokkaido through the undersea Seikan Tunnel.<\/p>\n

\"Hokkaido

Hokkaido Shinkansen train coming out of the Seikan Tunnel<\/p><\/div>\n

This line is an extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen that runs from Tokyo to Aomori and so it provides a fast link between Tokyo and Hokkaido. Most services on this route are through services that run all the way from Tokyo Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Hokkaido Shinkansen terminates at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station, but the line is scheduled to be extended as far as Sapporo by 2031. At present, passengers bound for Sapporo must transfer to a limited express service at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station. There is also a rapid shuttle service from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station to the nearby city of Hakodate.<\/p>\n

\"Sapporo

Sapporo is Hokkaido\u2019s biggest city<\/p><\/div>\n

At JR Ueno Station shinkansen services bound for Hokkaido depart from platforms 19 and 20<\/strong>. The Hokkaido Shinkansen is operated by JR Hokkaido and so is covered by the Japan Rail Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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