Native name 博多南線 Opened 1990 Termini Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Stations 2 | Type Shinkansen Line length 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Locale Fukuoka | |
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Depot(s) Hakata Shinkansen Depot Rolling stock 500-7000 series, 700-7000 series, N700-7000/8000 series Owner West Japan Railway Company | ||
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The Hakata-Minami Line (博多南線, Hakataminami-sen) is an 8.5 km long railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, connecting Hakata Station in Fukuoka with Hakata-Minami Station in Kasuga. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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Service
Although the line uses Shinkansen equipment, trains are officially designated as limited express trains. In practice, however, most services are extensions of Sanyo Shinkansen Kodama services. The Kyushu Shinkansen, opened on 12 March 2011, shares part of the route.
The trip from Hakata to Hakata-Minami takes ten minutes and costs ¥290.
Rolling stock
History
The line was originally opened in March 1975 to transport Sanyō Shinkansen trains from the Hakata terminal to Hakata Depot in Kasuga. At that time, Kasuga was a rural region and did not merit a railway station of its own. By the late 1980s, however, the area had become a sprawling suburb of Fukuoka. JR decided to build a station adjacent to the depot, and inaugurated service on 1 April 1990 with 0 Series Shinkansen trains.