# Hakataminami Line

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Extension of the Sanyō Shinkansen in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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Hakataminami Line 700 series train on the Hakataminami Line, June 2004 Overview Native name 博多南線 Owner JR West Locale Fukuoka City Termini Hakata Hakataminami Stations 2 Color on map Blue Service Type Heavy rail System Shinkansen Services Kodama shuttle Operator JR West Depot Hakata Rolling stock 500, 700 and N700 series History Opened 1 April 1990; 36 years ago (1990-04-01) Technical Line length 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Number of tracks 2 Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Electrification Overhead line, 25 kV 60 Hz AC Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Signalling Cab signalling Train protection system ATC-NS

The **Hakataminami Line** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 博多南線, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Hakataminami-sen*) is an 8.5-kilometre (5.3 mi) railway line in [Fukuoka Prefecture](/source/Fukuoka_Prefecture), Japan, connecting [Hakata Station](/source/Hakata_Station) in [Fukuoka](/source/Fukuoka) with [Hakataminami Station](/source/Hakataminami_Station) in [Kasuga](/source/Kasuga%2C_Fukuoka). It is operated by the [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR West).[1]

The line was originally built by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) to shuttle [San'yō Shinkansen](/source/San'y%C5%8D_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.[1]

Although the line uses Shinkansen rolling stock, it is not officially designated as a [Shinkansen](/source/Shinkansen) or [mini-Shinkansen](/source/Mini-shinkansen) line.[2] Most services are *[Kodama](/source/Kodama_(train))* trains entering or leaving service on the [San'yō Shinkansen](/source/San'y%C5%8D_Shinkansen).

## Rolling stock

**Current**

- [500-7000 series](/source/500_Series_Shinkansen#8-car_V_sets_(500-7000_series)) 8-car sets

- [700-7000 series](/source/700_Series_Shinkansen#8-car_E_sets_(700-7000_series)) 8-car *[Hikari Rail Star](/source/Hikari_Rail_Star)* sets

- [N700-7000](/source/N700_Series_Shinkansen#8-car_S_sets_(N700-7000_series))/[8000 series](/source/N700_Series_Shinkansen#8-car_R_sets_(N700-8000_series)) 8-car sets

		- A 500 series set at Hakataminami Station

		- A 700-7000 series Hikari Rail Star set at Hakataminami Station

		- A N700-7000 series set at Hakataminami Station

**Former**

- [0 series](/source/0_Series_Shinkansen) 4/6-car sets

- [100 series](/source/100_Series_Shinkansen) 4/6-car sets

		- Side view of a 0 series set bound for Hakataminami

		- A 100 series set at Hakataminami Station

## See also

- [Gala-Yuzawa Line](/source/Gala-Yuzawa_Line), a similar line on the [Jōetsu Shinkansen](/source/J%C5%8Detsu_Shinkansen)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hakata-Minami Line](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hakata-Minami_Line).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railfan467_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan467_1-1) "新幹線なのに在来線" [Shinkansen Lines that are Conventional Lines]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)*. No. 467. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. March 2000. p. 67.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tn13032018_2-0)** ["「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"](https://trafficnews.jp/post/79736) [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.

v t e JR West lines Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen (Hakataminami) Hokuriku Shinkansen Main Kansai Kisei Sanin San'yō Takayama Tōkaidō Hokuriku Local Akō Bantan Line Etsumi-Hoku JR Takarazuka Line Fukuen Line Gantoku Geibi Line Hakubi Line Hanwa Line Himi Honshi-Bisan Line Inbi Line Jōhana JR Tōzai Line Kabe Line Kakogawa Line Kansai Airport Line Gakkentoshi Line Kibi Line Kishin Line Kisuki Line Kosei Line Kure Line Kusatsu Line Maizuru Line Mine Nanao Nara Line Obama Ōito Onoda Osaka Higashi Line Osaka Loop Sakai Line Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) JR Yumesaki Line Tsuyama Line Ube Uno Line Wakayama Line Yamaguchi Other Biwako Line JR Kyōto Line JR Kōbe Line Sagano Yamatoji Seto-Ōhashi Past Gannichi Hokuriku Main Hapi Fukui Ishikawa Ainokaze Toyama Echigo Tokimeki Nihonkai Hisui Kajiya Miki Miyazu Noto Sankō Shigaraki Taisha Toyamakō Wakasa Gakkentoshi Kyobashi - Katamachi

v t e Shinkansen Lines SCMaglev (500 km/h) Chuo (2034) Main lines (300+ km/h) Sanyō Tōhoku Main lines (260+ km/h) Tōkaidō Jōetsu Hokuriku Kyushu Nishi Kyushu Hokkaido Mini-Shinkansen (130 km/h) Yamagata Akita Branches Hakataminami Gala-Yuzawa Under construction Chūō (2034) Hokkaido Sapporo Extension (2038) Planned Chūō Osaka Extension (2037) Nishi Kyushu Extension Hokuriku Osaka Extension Cancelled Narita Super Tokkyū Service names Express Hayabusa Kagayaki Mizuho Nozomi Limited-stop Hakutaka Hikari Hikari Rail Star Sakura Toki Yamabiko Local Asama Hayate Kamome Kodama Nasuno Tanigawa Tsubame Tsurugi Mini-Shinkansen Komachi Tsubasa Discontinued Aoba Asahi Train types In service (passenger) 500 700 800 E2 E5/H5 E6 E7/W7 E8 N700/N700A N700S On order E10 L0 Retired 0 100 200 300 400 E1 E4 Export THSR 700T N700ST CRH CRH2A Texas Central N700S NHSRCL E10 Non-revenue Class 1000 Class 951 Class 961 Class 962 Doctor Yellow Class E926 "East i" WIN350 STAR21 300X Fastech 360 Gauge Change Train MLX-01 ALFA-X In service (cargo, mixed freight+passenger) E3 E7/W7 Operators Current JR Hokkaido JR East JR Central JR West JR Kyushu Former Japanese National Railways (1964–87) Builders and owners Current Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) JR East JR Central JR West Former Japanese National Railways Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC) People Hideo Shima Shinji Sogō Other terms Seibi Shinkansen Kihon Keikaku Rosen Zairaisen Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Hakone–Fuji–Izu Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen monorails (list) trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

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