The Seikan Ferry (青函フェリー) is a privately owned ferry service crossing the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu. The company, Seikan Ferry Ltd. (有限会社青函フェリー), was founded in 1973 and runs between the cities of Aomori on the northern tip of Honshu and Hakodate in southern Hokkaido.
 Ferry Hayabusa 3 at the Port of Aomori. | |
| Locale | Aomori Prefecture, Hokkaido |
|---|---|
| Waterway | Tsugaru Strait |
| Transit type | Passenger and automobile ferry |
| Route | Aomori–Hakodate |
| Operator | Kyoei Transportation Co. , Ltd. and Northern Japan Shipping Corporation |
| Began operation | 1973 |
| Travel time | 3 - 4 hours (2018) |
| Connections at Aomori | |
 |  Shin-Aomori Station |
 | Aomori City Bus |
 | Port Road Route 1 Aomori Bay Bridge |
| Connections at Hakodate | |
| Goryōkaku Station |
| Hakodate Bus Corporation |
|  National Route 227 |
| Website | http://www.seikan-ferry.co.jp/ |
Route
editThis route links the Port of Hakodate in Hakodate with the Port of Aomori in Aomori. A trip takes three hours and twenty minutes one way, and is operated by four ships: the Hayabusa, Hayabusa 3, Asakaze 5, and Asakaze 21. Each ship makes two round trips a day, with a total of eight round trips per day between Aomori and Hakodate.[1] With the conversion of the Seikan Tunnel from conventional trains to the Hokkaido Shinkansen, this route has seen a resurgence in ridership as a budget alternative between Aomori and Hakodate.[2]
Fleet
edit| Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Trucks | Speed | Former Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayabusa 3 | 2000 | 2,107 | 101.5 m | 15.9 m | 105 | 25 | 19 | Kyoei Unyu |
| Hayabusa (4th Genaration) | 2014 | 2,949 | 114.9 m | 19.0 m | 300 | 44 | 19 | Kyoei Unyu |
| Asakaze 5 | 1998 | 1,958 | 144 m | 15.8 m | 103 | 24 | 19 | Kitanihon Kaiun |
| Asakaze 21 | 2017 | 2,048 | 101.5 m | 15.8 m | 198 | 26 | 21 | Kitanihon Kaiun |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "航路・時刻表 函館〜青森航路". Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "｢新幹線は高い｣青函間にフェリー復権の兆し" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
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Media related to Category:Taiheiyo Ferry at Wikimedia Commons
