Hakodate Liner is ready to roll

TIN news: JR Hokkaido has unveiled the first of its Series 733-1000 EMUs for the Hakodate Liner shuttle service, which will be introduced on March 26 to coincide with the opening of the first phase of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Four three-car sets are being built to operate the shuttle which will coect Hakodate with the new Shinkansen station at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, 17·9 km north of the city. Serving as a temporary terminus for the first stage of the high speed line, this station has been sited to ...