SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido has ...

An artist's rendition of Hokkaido Railway Co.'s "Red Star" sightseeing train. (Photo courtesy of Hokkaido Railway Co.)(Kyodo) SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Hokkaido Railway Co. said Monday it will launch two new ...

In recent years, JR Hokkaido has had to close a number of unprofitable lines as they became more and more difficult to maintain. Now, local residents and businesses are finding new ways to utilize the ...

Hokkaido is Japan’s largest prefecture, and the Shinkansen only reaches a tiny corner of it. So more so than anywhere else in the country, if you’re traveling in Hokkaido, it’s best to adopt a “It’s ...

Hokkaido’s rail transportation system is grappling with two tough challenges, with the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’s final 212-kilometer stretch between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo ...

December 2006 The concept of a dual-mode vehicle that will run on tram or train tracks and is also capable of driving on the road is gaining ground with the news that Japanese rail firm JR Hokkaido is ...

TOKYO: (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A freight train derailed in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Saturday (Nov 16), disrupting some passenger and commercial railway services, reported Xinhua ...

An entry in the Train Simulator series of FMV games by Ongakukan, featuring the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Line between Yoichi and Sapporo. Advertisement An entry in the Train Simulator series of FMV games ...

Higashi-Nemuro Station marked its final day of operations Friday, with local residents and rail enthusiasts bidding farewell to the easternmost train station in Japan. The unstaffed station in the ...