Hakodate Main Line (函館本線, Hakodate-honsen?) is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Construction of the line began with the Otaru - Sapporo segment in 1880, and was completed by 1898.
Hokkaidō Shinkansen stations are planned to be built at Oshima-Ōno, Kutchan, Oshamambe, and Sapporo.
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