Cassiopeia

The is a luxury charter train service in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It used to operate as a Limited express from July 1999 until March 2016. It ran between Ueno Station in Tokyo and the city of Sapporo in the northern island of Hokkaido. The one-way journey took approximately 16 hours. Route The Cassiopeia ran on the following rail lines: JR East Tōhoku Main Line, Ueno – Morioka IGR Iwate Ginga Railway Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, Morioka – Metoki Aoimori Railway Aoimori Railway Line, Metoki – Aomori JR East Tsugaru Line, Aomori – Naka-Oguni JR Hokkaido Kaikyō Line, Naka-Oguni – Kikonai Esashi Line, Kikonai – Goryōkaku Hakodate Main Line, Goryōkaku – Hakodate – Oshamambe Muroran Main Line, Oshamambe – Numanohata Chitose Line, Numanohata – Shiroishi Hakodate Main Line, Shiroishi – Sapporo The train changed direction at Aomori and Hakodate.