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2. Seikan Tunnel - Wikipedia

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   The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: 青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.

3. Hokkaido Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The dual-gauge Kaikyo Line near Kikonai Station in March 2016. In preparation for the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, the Seikan Tunnel (Kaikyō Line) and associated approaches (approximately 82 km or 51 mi in total) [6] were converted to dual gauge, with both the Shinkansen 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge tracks.

4. Hakodate Main Line - Wikipedia

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   The Japanese Government built the 224 km Hakodate - Shikaribetsu section, opened in 1902, with the remaining 28 km section to Otaru opening the following year. In 1905 a 1.6 km line was built from Otaru - Minami-Otaru to connect the Hokkaido Coal Co owned line to the Hakodate line, and the Government nationalised the Hokkaido Coal Co in 1906.

5. Tōhoku Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   From Shin-Aomori, the line continues to Shin-Hakodate in Hokkaido (148.9 km or 92.5 mi, since March 26, 2016 under the name Hokkaido Shinkansen), passing through the world's longest undersea railway tunnel, the Seikan Tunnel. A further 211.3 km (131.3 mi) to Sapporo is due to open by 2030.

6. Hokkaido Railway Company - Wikipedia

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   It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca , a smart card ticketing system, in autumn 2008. At the time of its privatization in 1987, JR Hokkaido operated 21 railway lines totalling 3,176.6 kilometres (1,973.8 mi) of narrow-gauge ( 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in )) track, as well as a ferry service to ...

7. List of tunnels in Japan - Wikipedia

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   the second-longest road tunnel in Japan (~10.7 km) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge-tunnel: 18 December 1997: Kawasaki, Kanagawa: Kisarazu, Chiba: the third-longest road tunnel in Japan Enasan Tunnel - Chūō Expressway: 1985: Nagano: Nakatsugawa City, Gifu: the fourth-longest road tunnel in Japan (~8.6 km) Ikuta Tunnel - Musashino Line: 1976: Ikuta ...