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Hokkaido Shinkansen train on test run

AOMORI, Japan - A high-speed train of the H5 series for use on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line comes out of the Seikan Tunnel and enters Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu island, in a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014. The line is due to start operating between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate stations in March 2016.

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Building of new bullet-train lines in the offing

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi visits the Seikan Tunnel accompanied by some 80 people including reporters on Oct. 15.

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Arson drill conducted in Seikan tunnel

HAKODATE, Japan - Passengers evacuate from an arson disaster site in a drill held in the Seikan tunnel connecting Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, and Hakodate, Hokkaido, on March 7. JR Hokkaido conducted the drill following the Feb. 18 arson attack in South Korea's Taegu.

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Arson drill conducted in Seikan tunnel

HAKODATE, Japan - Passengers evacuate from an arson disaster site in a drill held in the Seikan tunnel connecting Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, and Hakodate, Hokkaido, on March 7. JR Hokkaido conducted the drill following the Feb. 18 arson attack in South Korea's Taegu. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen prepares for spring 2016 launch

An H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line exits the Seikan Tunnel in Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, for the first time during a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014, ahead of the line's spring 2016 launch. The undersea railway tunnel connects Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island with the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's longest railroad tunnel to open in Switzerland

Photo taken May 31, 2016, in Erstfeld, Switzerland, shows an area near the north exit of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest railroad tunnel that passes through the Alps. The 57-kilometer tunnel, which surpassed Japan's 53.85 km Seikan Tunnel, the previous longest railroad tunnel, is to open on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train makes emergency stop in tunnel on Hokkaido Shinkansen Line

File photo taken in March 2016 shows a bullet train exiting the Hokkaido side of the undersea Seikan Tunnel, which links Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island with the northernmost main island. Hokkaido Railway Co. said April 6, 2016, that a bullet train on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop on April 1 in the tunnel. It was the first emergency stop since the launch of the shinkansen services directly connecting Hokkaido with Tokyo on March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train makes emergency stop in tunnel on Hokkaido Shinkansen Line

File photo taken in March 2016 shows a bullet train entering the undersea Seikan Tunnel in Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island. Hokkaido Railway Co. said on April 6, 2016, that a bullet train on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop on April 1 in the tunnel. It was the first emergency stop since the launch of the shinkansen services directly connecting the northernmost main island of Hokkaido with Tokyo on March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People evacuate in Seikan Tunnel disaster drill

Hokkaido Railway Co. employees playing the role of passengers aboard an express train evacuate through an escape route on Aug. 17, 2015, in a disaster drill in the Seikan Tunnel linking two of Japan's four main islands, Honshu and Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Firefighters douse train with water in Seikan Tunnel disaster drill

Firefighters douse a train with water in a disaster drill in the Seikan Tunnel linking two of Japan's four main islands, Honshu and Hokkaido, on Aug. 17, 2015. The drill followed an incident in the tunnel last April in which an express train carrying 124 passengers made an emergency stop after smoke was detected, forcing the evacuation of all aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Firefighters carry injured in Seikan Tunnel train disaster drill

Firefighters carry to a cable car a person playing the role of an injured train passenger on a stretcher in a disaster drill in the Seikan Tunnel linking two of Japan's four main islands, Honshu and Hokkaido, on Aug. 17, 2015. The drill was conducted on the assumption that an express train running in the tunnel caught fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train makes emergency stop in undersea Seikan Tunnel

Train passengers are escorted by firefighters on April 3, 2015, after emerging from an aboveground exit in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, of the undersea Seikan Tunnel linking Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures. An express train carrying around 120 passengers made an emergency stop in the tunnel after smoke was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Electric locomotive for Hokutosei sleeper train

An electric locomotive for the Hokutosei limited express sleeper train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is parked in Hakodate on Feb. 18, 2015. The locomotive, designed specifically for the Seikan Tunnel that links Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's main island Honshu with Hokkaido, hauls the train from Aomori to Hakodate, where it is replaced by a diesel locomotive for the remaining journey up to Sapporo. The sleeper train service is scheduled to end in mid-March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train on test run

AOMORI, Japan - A high-speed train of the H5 series for use on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line comes out of the Seikan Tunnel and enters Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu island, in a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014. The line is due to start operating between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate stations in March 2016. (Kyodo)

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30 years on, world's longest undersea tunnel faces challenges

A shinkansen bullet train passes through the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest undersea tunnel that connects two of Japan's main islands by rail, in Hakodate, northern Japan on March 12, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo