As of March 2017[update], two return services operate daily between Asahikawa and Abashiri on the Sekihoku Main Line, supplementing the Okhotsk limited express services operating between Sapporo and Abashiri.

As of 18 March 2023, Taisetsu services are normally formed of 3-car KiHa 283 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, with monoclass passenger accommodation.

[2] Until 17 March 2023,[3] services were formed of 4-car KiHa 183 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains as shown below.

[6] From 1 June 1963, the Taisetsu service operated as an express between Sapporo and Abashiri, via Asahikawa.

[6] The Taisetsu name was revived from 4 March 2017 as a limited express service operating between Asahikawa and Abashiri on the Sekihoku Main Line.