>>941132>RidershipThat's supposed to be the occupancy rate. Even with an average of around 25% occupancy rate it would be around 182~3 passengers per train (a E5/H5 has 731 seats)
Considering that the Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line had around 2000~4000 passengers/km/day the Hokkaido Shinkansen will probably have to have at least 6000 passengers/km/day to be considered an "improvement" over the previous Limited Express options
The following is just a comparison of the capacity of the EMUs used for the (Super) Hakucho services and how using a E6 set would still be sufficient on normal times if the occupancy rate is that bad
E6 Series Shinkansen: 336 passengers (7-car set)
485-3000 Series EMU: 382 passengers (standard 6-car set)
789-0 Series EMU: 347 passengers (standard 6-car set)
