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This is a route-map template for the Tenjin Ōmuta Line, a railway in Japan.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
A Shinkansen line from Fukuoka to Nagasaki, initially known as the Nagasaki Shinkansen (長崎新幹線), was laid out in the 1973 Basic Plan.Renamed as the Nagasaki Route (長崎ルート), then changed to the Nishi Kyushu Route (西九州ルート, Nishi Kyūshū rūto) in 1995, the segment between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki, Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, opened for service on 23 September 2022.
The Sanyō Shinkansen serves as the backbone of intercity rail transport connecting Hakata and Kokura Stations to Honshu. Kyūshū Shinkansen lines are completed on March 12, 2011, running to Kagoshima. There are 33 operating passenger rail lines and a tourist-oriented cable car line in the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu area .
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 Hakataminami takes ten minutes and costs ¥300.
JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train. [7] The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009. JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016. [4]
The Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line (西鉄天神大牟田線, Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta sen) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the main line of the private railway company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). The line connects Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station [Note 1] in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka with Ōmuta Station in ...
The line is an important line in Kyushu, connecting Fukuoka (Hakata Station) to many other major cities. It is the main line through the Fukuoka urban district, and as such many long-distance express trains from all parts of Kyushu use the section between Kokura Station (Kitakyushu) and Tosu Station , where the Nagasaki Main Line meets the ...
Kurume Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 35.7 kilometers from Hakata and 658.0 kilometers from Shin-Osaka.With regards to regular train services, it is served by the Kagoshima Main Line, for which it is 113.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mojikō.