is a railway station on the

Hakata-Minami Line The is an 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). Service Although the line uses Shinkansen equipme ...

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, Japan. The station is operated by

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(JR West).

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The station is served by the

from

Hakata Station is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. The San'yō Shinkansen from Osaka end ...

, and forms the only station on this 8.5 km line. Hakata-Minami Line services are classed as "

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", although many are actually extensions of

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Hikari may refer to: Places *Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi * Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan *Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan People *Hikari (name), people and ...

'' or '' Kodama'' services.JR Timetable, August 2008 issue

Layout

The station consists of one elevated side platform, located adjacent to Hakata Shinkansen Depot.''Japan Railfan Magazine'' March 2000 issue (No. 467): "新幹線なのに在来線", p.67

History

The station opened on 1 April 1990.

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JR West station information
{{Hakata-Minami Line Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Sanyō Shinkansen Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990

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