Hakata-Minami Line
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The Hakata-Minami Line (博多南線, Hakataminami-sen) is an 8.5 km (5.3 mi) 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).[1]
Service
Although the line uses Shinkansen equipment, trains are officially designated as limited express trains.[2] In practice, however, most services are extensions of San'yō 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 ¥300.
- 100 yen limited express supplementary ticket for travel from Hakata to Hakata Minami
Rolling stock
- 500-7000 series 8-car sets.
- 700-7000 series 8-car Hikari Rail Star sets
- N700-7000/8000 series 8-car sets
History
The line was originally opened in March 1975 to transport San'yō 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.[1]
See also
- Gala-Yuzawa Line, a similar section of the Shinkansen network classed as a conventional line
References
- ^ a b "新幹線なのに在来線" [Shinkansen Lines that are Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine. No. 467. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. March 2000. p. 67.
- ^ "「安く乗れる新幹線」増えるか 新潟空港のアクセス鉄道、実現への道のり" [Will the number of "Bullet trains you can ride cheaper" increase?]. trafficnews.jp (in Japanese). Mediavague Co., ltd. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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