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| 2 | Hokkaido Shinkansen - Stations |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Station name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | Location |
| 4 | Opened 26 March 2016 | Opened 26 March 2016 | Opened 26 March 2016 | Opened 26 March 2016 | Opened 26 March 2016 | Opened 26 March 2016 |
| 5 | Shin-Aomori | 新青森 | 0.0 | - | Aomori | Aomori |
| 6 | Okutsugaru-Imabetsu | 奥津軽いまべつ | 38.5 | Tsugaru Line (Tsugaru-Futamata) Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line | Imabetsu | Aomori |
| 7 | Seikan Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel |
| 8 | Kikonai | 木古内 | 113.3 | South Hokkaido Railway Line, Kaikyō Line | Kikonai | Hokkaido |
| 9 | Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto | 新函館北斗 | 148.9 | Hakodate Main Line | Hokuto | Hokkaido |
| 10 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 | Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 |
| 11 | Shin-Yakumo | 新八雲 | 203.0 | - | Yakumo | Hokkaido |
| 12 | Oshamambe | 長万部 | 236.1 | Hakodate Main Line, Muroran Main Line | Oshamambe | Hokkaido |
| 13 | Kutchan | 倶知安 | 290.2 | Hakodate Main Line | Kutchan | Hokkaido |
| 14 | Shin-Otaru | 新小樽 | 328.2 | - | Otaru | Hokkaido |
| 15 | Sapporo | 札幌 | 360.2 | Chitose Line, Hakodate Main Line, Sasshō Line (Gakuen-Toshi Line) Namboku Line, Tōhō Line | Kita-ku, Sapporo | Hokkaido |

Question: Is the Hokkaido Shinkansen being extended?
Answer: THe Hokkaido Shinkansen is being extended to the Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station, which is expected to be opened in 2031.