Falling ridership is putting pressure on JR Hokkaido to close underutilized local lines even as it struggles to complete the ...

In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and how Tokyu's luxury tourist train started running in Hokkaido Prefecture. This year, JR Hokkaido ...

After the bullet train line is connected to Sapporo at the end of fiscal 2030, Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is expected to end operations on the 148-kilometer adjacent section of the JR ...

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the train station. Hotel Monterey Sapporo, in front of the station, closed for ...

SAPPORO -- A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension .

T he government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is operating a special train again this year on part of its Senmo Line to allow passengers to view the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Sapporo is known for its rich architectural heritage, a symbol of its place as Hokkaido's hub of politics, economy, and ...