noun
Hokkaido Shinkansen
The high-speed rail line connecting Honshu and Hokkaido, operated by JR Hokkaido.
北海道新幹線で新函館北斗まで行きます。
I will go to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto by the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
Generic term for Shinkansen bullet train lines; 北海道新幹線 is a specific line.
Compound of 北海道 (Hokkaido) and 新幹線 (Shinkansen).