JR Hokkaido has decided to resume operation from the afternoon of the 23rd between Sapporo and New Chitose Airport among the trains departing from and arriving at Sapporo Station, which had been suspended.
Other sections will be restarted in sequence, but the number will be significantly reduced from normal, and the impact is expected to remain.
JR Hokkaido had suspended all trains departing from and arriving at Sapporo Station from the 21st due to the stormy snow, but on the evening of the 22nd, it resumed operation between Teine and Ebetsu on the Hakodate Line where the snow removal work was completed. rice field.
On the 23rd, regular trains and rapid trains will be operated from around 7 am between Teine and Iwamizawa on the Hakodate Line, and will resume operation around 8 am between Iwamizawa and Asahikawa.
Similarly, operation resumes in the afternoon between Teina and Otaru on the Hakodate Line, Sapporo and Shin-Chitose Airport on the Chitose Line, Tomakomai, Sapporo and Hokkaido Medical University on the Gakuentoshi Line, and in the evening between Takikawa and Shintoku on the Nemuro Line. I'm going to do it.
On the other hand, among the limited express trains, the ones that will resume operation on the 23rd are "Lilac" and "Kamui" connecting Sapporo and Asahikawa, and "Soya" connecting Sapporo and Wakkanai, between Sapporo and Amirun until Minami-Wakkanai. "Okhotsk" that connects Sapporo, and "Heavy snow" that connects Asahikawa and Amisato.
All other limited express trains departing from and arriving at Sapporo, such as "Hokuto" connecting Sapporo and Hakodate, will be closed all day on the 23rd.
In addition, the number of regular, rapid, and limited express trains that will resume operation is planned to be significantly reduced from normal, and may change depending on the progress of snow removal work.