{{short description|Extension of the Sanyō Shinkansen in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox rail line | name = Hakataminami Line | native_name = 博多南線 | native_name_lang = ja | color = {{rcr|JR West|Hakataminami}} | mapcolor = {{rcb|JR West|Hakataminami|box}} Blue | logo = | logo_width = | image = Hakataminami Line.jpg | caption = 700 series train on the Hakataminami Line, June{{Nbsp}}2004 | type = [[Heavy rail]] | system = [[Shinkansen]] | status = | locale = [[Fukuoka|Fukuoka City]] | start = {{STN|Hakata|x}} | end = {{STN|Hakataminami|x}} | stations = 2 | routes = ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' shuttle | daily_ridership = | open = {{Start date and age|1990|04|01|df=y}} | close = | owner = {{ric|JR West|name=y}} | operator = JR West | character = | depot = Hakata | stock = [[500 Series Shinkansen#8-car V sets (500-7000 series)|500]], [[700 Series Shinkansen#8-car E sets (700-7000 series)|700]] and [[N700 Series Shinkansen#8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)|N700]] series | linelength = {{cvt|8.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} | tracklength = | tracks = [[Double-track railway|2]] | trainprotection = [[ATC-NS]] | signalling = [[Cab signalling]] | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | electrification = {{25 kV 60 Hz|conductor=overhead}} | speed = {{cvt|120|km/h}} | elevation = | map = | map_state = Show }}
The {{Nihongo|'''Hakataminami Line'''|博多南線|Hakataminami-sen|lead=yes}} is an {{convert|8.5|km|adj=on}} railway line in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan, connecting [[Hakata Station]] in [[Fukuoka]] with [[Hakataminami Station]] in [[Kasuga, Fukuoka|Kasuga]]. It is operated by the [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West).<ref name="railfan467">{{cite magazine| title=新幹線なのに在来線|trans-title=Shinkansen Lines that are Conventional Lines|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | issue=467| page=67| publisher=Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.| location=Japan | date=March 2000}}</ref>
The line was originally built by [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) to shuttle [[San'yō Shinkansen]] trains from the Hakata terminal to the Hakata Shinkansen Depot in Kasuga for storage and maintenance. At the time, Kasuga was a rural area, and JNR did not consider a station necessary. By the late 1980s, the area had developed into a suburb of Fukuoka, and JR West constructed Hakataminami Station adjacent to the depot. Service began on 1 April 1990.<ref name="railfan467"/>
Although the line uses Shinkansen rolling stock, it is not officially designated as a [[Shinkansen]] or [[Mini-shinkansen|mini-Shinkansen]] line.<ref name="tn13032018">{{cite web |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/79736 |title=「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 |trans-title=Will the number of "Bullet trains you can ride cheaper" increase? |language=Japanese |date=13 March 2018 |website=trafficnews.jp |publisher=Mediavague Co., ltd. |access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref> Most services are ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' trains entering or leaving service on the [[San'yō Shinkansen]].
==Rolling stock== '''Current''' * [[500 Series Shinkansen#8-car V sets (500-7000 series)|500-7000 series]] 8-car sets * [[700 Series Shinkansen#8-car E sets (700-7000 series)|700-7000 series]] 8-car ''[[Hikari Rail Star]]'' sets * [[N700 Series Shinkansen#8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)|N700-7000]]/[[N700 Series Shinkansen#8-car R sets (N700-8000 series)|8000 series]] 8-car sets
<gallery> Train of Hakata-Minami Line at Hakata-Minami Station 3.jpg|A 500 series set at Hakataminami Station Train of Hakata-Minami Line at Hakata-Minami Station 4.jpg|A 700-7000 series Hikari Rail Star set at Hakataminami Station 博多南駅 - panoramio (2).jpg|A N700-7000 series set at Hakataminami Station </gallery>
'''Former''' * [[0 Series Shinkansen|0 series]] 4/6-car sets * [[100 Series Shinkansen|100 series]] 4/6-car sets
<gallery> Series0-hakataminami.JPG|Side view of a 0 series set bound for Hakataminami Hakata-Minami line (3087128820).jpg|A 100 series set at Hakataminami Station </gallery>
==See also== * [[Gala-Yuzawa Line]], a similar line on the [[Jōetsu Shinkansen]]
==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}}
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}} {{Shinkansen}}
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