Cassiopeia (train)
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The Cassiopeia is a luxury cruise train service in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. It formerly operated as a Limited express from July 1999 until March 2016, when it was discontinued due to the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. It ran between Ueno Station in Tokyo and the city of Sapporo in the northern island of Hokkaido. The one-way journey to Sapporo took approximately 161⁄2 hours.
A Cassiopeia service hauled by EF510-509 in August 2010
Deluxe suite car at rear of Cassiopeia train (actually being propelled empty into Ueno Station)
A Cassiopeia service in April 2012, hauled by JR East Class EF510-500 electric locomotive EF510-510
A Cassiopeia service at Hakodate Station in March 2016, hauled by JR Hokkaido Class ED79 electric locomotive ED79 14
Hakodate Station
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Hakodate Station is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company.
Hakodate Station
The main entrance
Ticket gates
Passageway to tracks