駅名は「新函館北斗」 道新幹線 道がJRに近く提案 [Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定 JR、新駅名発表 [JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto"]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的 リレー列車3両/観光型車両は導入せず [JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
駅名は「新函館北斗」 道新幹線 道がJRに近く提案 [Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定 JR、新駅名発表 [JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto"]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的 リレー列車3両/観光型車両は導入せず [JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.