The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and JR Hokkaido announced that for six days from August 12 to 17, the Hokkaido Shinkansen will operate at a speed of 260 km/h within the Seikan Tunnel.
The section inside the roughly 54 km long Seikan Tunnel, currently running at a speed of 160 km/h, will operate at 260 km/h, shortening the travel time by approximately 5 minutes. This adjustment will apply to a total of 14 trains, seven each for both directions, from the first train until around 3:30 p.m., and specifically on August 12, to 10 trains, four ascending and six descending, from the first train until around noon.
In conjunction with this, some adjustments in the timetable will be made for a few ‘Hakodate Liner’ services, conventional lines, and some Shinkansen services that stop at Kikonai Station.
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