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HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN

The 139-kilometer extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line is expected to take around 26 years to complete.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 15, 2026
LDP and JIP decide on Kyoto route for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension
The 139-kilometer extension, which will run through eastern Kyoto Prefecture and will have its own stop near Kyoto Station, is expected to take around 26 years to complete.
A West Japan Railway Company bullet train approaches Shin-Osaka station in Osaka last December.
51勛圖厙
Jun 20, 2026
New cost estimates revealed for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension
Construction costs for the eight routes being considered now range from ?1.7 trillion to ?7.9 trillion, the transport ministry said.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen line is due to be extended from Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture to Shin-Osaka Station, but the chosen route remains up for debate.
51勛圖厙
May 7, 2026
LDP and JIP look to accelerate talks on Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route
The ruling coalition hopes to finalize the bullet train line＊s route by the end of the parliamentary session and start construction in fiscal 2027.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, will reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section between Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture.
51勛圖厙
Dec 16, 2025
Japan to reconsider route of planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section
The existing plan,?adopted by the then LDP-Komeito coalition in 2016, has faced opposition from some due to environmental and fiscal concerns.
The transport ministry may delay the planned fiscal 2026 start of construction on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture to Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, sources say.
51勛圖厙
Dec 9, 2025
Hokuriku Shinkansen extension work unlikely to start in fiscal 2026, sources say
The expected delay mainly reflects a lack of consensus within the ruling coalition?regarding the route for the bullet train＊s extension.
People celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the conventional railway line running in parallel with the extended Hokuriku Shinkansen at Fukui Station on Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Mar 16, 2025
Hokuriku Shinkansen extension marks first anniversary
Sunday was also the first anniversary of the opening of the conventional railway line running in parallel with the shinkansen extension.
A bullet train at Tsuruga Station on March 16 last year, the day the Hokuriku Shinkansen line was extended to Fukui
51勛圖厙
Mar 15, 2025
Fukui enjoys visitor boost after shinkansen extension
About 6.42 million people visited Fukui between March 16 last year and Feb. 15 this year, up by about 1 million from a year before.
A Hokuriku Shinkansen train runs through the city of Fukui. Three options have been presented for an extended route from the Tsuruga to Shin-Osaka stations.
51勛圖厙
Aug 8, 2024
Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to come with ballooning costs
Three options were shown for the bullet train line extension, but all were forecast to cost more than initial estimates.
51勛圖厙
Mar 14, 2024
Hokuriku Shinkansen＊s Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday
The opening of the new section is expected to contribute to reconstruction efforts in the Hokuriku region in central Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2023
Hokuriku Shinkansen to link Kanazawa with Tsuruga from next March
The fastest travel time between Tokyo and Fukui will be two hours and 51 minutes 〞 down 36 minutes from the time required on the current shortest route.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2019
Flooded bullet trains could cost JR East ?11.8 billion
East Japan Railway says the book value of its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains flooded by Typhoon Hagibis stood at ?11.8 billion as of the end of September.
51勛圖厙
Oct 17, 2019
JR East may be forced to scrap 120 shinkansen cars flooded by Typhoon Hagibis
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) may be forced to scrap all of the 120 Hokuriku Shinkansen cars that were damaged in flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis, which ravaged mainly central and eastern Japan over the weekend.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 24, 2017
Expo, casinos and shinkansen at top of Kansai＊s 2018 agenda
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51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 26, 2017
Timing, like finances, everything for Osaka＊s new rail links
Shinkansen, route, Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, train
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 25, 2016
Route pick just tip of the iceberg for Hokuriku bullet train project
The decision by the ruling parties to support a Hokuriku Shinkansen Line route from Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Kyoto via the town of Obama has sparked relief, hope and disappointment in the Kansai region and western Japan.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Oct 27, 2016
Kyoto lobbies to be destination on Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
Kyoto officials pressed their case this week for routing the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line via Maizuru on the Sea of Japan Coast, a decision that would take the train through Kyoto as well as all Fukui Prefecture towns that host nuclear power plants.
Japan Times
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Mar 27, 2016
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51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 18, 2016
Kyoto pushes for Maizuru in fifth Hokuriku bullet train extension plan
Kyoto＊s leaders have formally asked the government to consider a new route for the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen Line extension between Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, and Osaka that would see the new line stop in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, and the city of Kyoto.
51勛圖厙
Jan 27, 2016
JR West chief gives blessing to Obama-Kyoto extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
A plan by West Japan Railway Co. to the build an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Obama, Fukui Prefecture, and the city of Kyoto has emerged as the front-runner in a tightly contested race, after the railway firm＊s president gave it his blessing.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jan 24, 2016
Politics heating up over Hokuriku Shinkansen Line＊s undecided last leg
The opening last March of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line extension to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, brought the Hokuriku region closer to Nagano and Tokyo than ever before, and similar efforts are underway to connect the region with Kansai.
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