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The Kyushu Shinkansen line runs from Hakata Station in Fukuoka to Kagoshima-chuo Station with multiple stops including the popular destination of Kumamoto. On this page you will find the following information:

Covered by the Japan Rail (JR) Pass, the Kyushu Shinkansen is the most convenient way to move through the south-west of Japan. Running from Hakata Station in Fukuoka Station, the Kyushu Shinkansen line connects through to the San’yo Shinkansen line, with some services running onto destinations including Hiroshima, Kobe and Osaka without the need to transfer at Hakata. For more information about connecting to San’yo Shinkansen line, see our ‘Kyushu Shinkansen’ main page.

Timetable from Hakata to Kagoshima-chuo

Frequent services run from Hakata Station to Kagoshima-chuo station and the reverse journey of Kagoshima-chuo to Hakata Station. Three services operate on the line with ‘Mizuho’ services being the fastest, stopping at a limited number of stations enroute to the terminuses. For the full timetable, click on the image below:

Station Name

Hakata
博多
Shin-Tosu
新鳥栖
Kurume
久留米
Chikugo-Funagoya
筑後船小屋
Shin-Ōmuta
新大牟田
Shin-Tamana
新玉名
Kumamoto
熊本
Shin-Yatsushiro
新八代
Shin-Minamata
新水俣
Izumi
出水
Sendai
川内
Kagoshima-Chuo
鹿児島中央

Tsubame No. 301

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06:19

06:31

Tsubame No. 303

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06:11

06:23

06:37

06:44

06:56

07:08

Tsubame No. 305

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06:35

06:47

07:00

07:08

07:19

07:31

Tsubame No. 307

06:10

06:24

06:29

06:36

06:43

06:51

07:01

07:13

07:27

07:34

07:46

07:58

Tsubame No. 309

06:42

06:55

07:00

07:07

07:13

07:21

07:31

07:43

07:57

08:04

08:16

08:28

Tsubame No. 311

07:24

07:37

07:41

07:49

07:56

08:03

08:13

08:25

08:39

08:46

08:58

09:10

Sakura No. 401

07:58

08:12

08:16

08:37

08:49

09:03

09:10

09:22

09:34

Tsubame No. 313

08:10

08:24

08:28

08:36

08:42

08:50

08:59

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Mizuho No. 601

08:30

09:03

09:46

Sakura No. 403

08:40

08:53

08:58

09:19

09:31

09:44

09:52

10:04

10:15

Tsubame No. 315

08:51

09:05

09:09

09:17

09:23

09:31

09:40

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Sakura No. 541

09:06

09:19

09:24

09:45

10:20

10:31

Sakura No. 543

09:28

09:41

09:46

10:07

10:19

10:33

10:40

10:52

11:04

Tsubame No. 317

09:36

09:49

09:53

10:01

10:08

10:15

10:24

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-

Mizuho No. 603

09:53

10:08

10:29

11:11

Mizuho No. 605

10:20

10:53

11:36

Sakura No. 545

10:38

10:51

10:56

11:17

11:29

11:43

11:50

12:02

12:14

Tsubame No. 319

10:47

11:00

11:05

11:12

11:19

11:27

11:35

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-

Sakura No. 547

11:28

11:41

11:46

12:07

12:41

12:53

Tsubame No. 321

11:36

11:50

11:55

12:02

12:08

12:16

12:25

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-

Sakura No. 549

12:01

12:14

12:19

12:40

12:52

13:06

13:13

13:26

13:37

Mizuho No. 607

12:24

12:39

13:00

13:43

Tsubame No. 323

12:47

13:00

13:05

13:12

13:19

13:27

13:36

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-

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-

Sakura No. 551

13:01

13:14

13:19

13:40

14:15

14:27

Sakura No. 405

13:36

13:49

13:54

14:15

14:27

14:40

14:48

15:00

15:11

Sakura No. 553

14:01

14:14

14:19

14:40

14:52

15:06

15:14

15:26

15:37

Tsubame No. 325

14:36

14:49

14:54

15:01

15:08

15:16

15:24

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Sakura No. 555

15:01

15:14

15:19

15:40

16:15

16:27

Tsubame No. 327

15:06

15:19

15:24

15:32

15:83

15:46

15:55

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Tsubame No. 327

15:36

15:49

15:54

16:15

16:27

16:41

16:48

17:00

17:12

Sakura No. 557

16:01

16:14

16:19

16:40

17:15

17:27

Tsubame No. 329

16:06

16:19

16:24

16:31

16:38

16:46

16:55

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-

Sakura No. 407

16:36

16:49

16:54

17:15

17:27

17:41

17:48

18:00

18:12

Sakura No. 559

17:01

17:14

17:19

17:40

18:14

18:26

Tsubame No. 331

17:06

17:19

17:24

17:31

17:38

17:46

17:55

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Sakura No. 409

17:36

17:49

17:54

18:15

18:26

18:40

18:48

19:00

19:11

Sakura No. 561

18:01

18:14

18:19

18:40

19:25

19:36

Tsubame No. 333

18:06

18:19

18:24

18:31

18:38

18:46

18:55

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Mizuho No. 609

18:24

18:39

19:00

19:43

Tsubame No. 335

18:36

18:49

18:54

19:01

19:07

19:15

19:24

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Sakura No. 563

19:01

19:14

19:18

19:33

19:43

19:55

20:09

20:16

20:28

20:39

Mizuho No. 611

19:24

19:39

20:01

20:44

Tsubame No. 337

19:36

19:49

19:54

20:01

20:07

20:15

20:24

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-

Sakura No. 565

20:01

20:14

20:19

20:29

20:43

20:55

21:09

21:16

21:28

21:39

Tsubame No. 339

20:06

20:19

20:24

20:31

20:38

20:46

20:55

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Sakura No. 567

20:25

20:38

20:43

21:04

21:39

21:51

Tsubame No. 341

20:36

20:49

20:54

21:01

21:07

21:15

21:24

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Sakura No. 569

21:01

21:14

21:19

21:26

21:43

21:55

22:09

22:16

22:28

22:39

Mizuho No. 613

21:24

21:39

22:01

22:44

Tsubame No. 343

21:45

21:58

22:03

22:11

22:18

22:26

23:00

23:13

23:26

23:34

23:46

23:57

Sakura No. 571

22:01

22:14

22:19

22:40

23:14

23:25

Mizuho No. 615

22:20

22:53

23:36

Tsubame No. 345

22:36

22:49

22:54

23:01

23:07

23:15

23:24

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Sakura No. 573

23:01

23:14

23:18

23:26

23:32

23:40

23:49

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The earliest service from Hakata Station to Kagoshima-chuo departs at 06:10 and arrives at Kagoshima-chuo Station at 07:58. As you will see from the timetable, some ‘Mizuho’ and ‘Sakura’ services begin at stations on the San’yo Shinkansen line before continuing onto the Kyushu Shinkansen line. For more information about that, see our 'Kyushu Shinkansen' main page.

Timetable from Kagoshima-chuo to Hakata

Regular services run from Kagoshima-chuo Station to Hakata Station with some ‘Mizuho’ and ‘Sakura’ services continuing onto the San’yo Shinkansen running onto destinations including Hiroshima, Kobe and Osaka. For more information about that, see our ‘Kyushu Shinkansen’ main page. For the full timetable, click on the image below:

Station Name

Kagoshima-Chuo
鹿児島中央
Sendai
川内
Izumi
出水
Shin-Minamata
新水俣
Shin-Yatsushiro
新八代
Kumamoto
熊本
Shin-Tamana
新玉名
Shin-Ōmuta
新大牟田
Chikugo-Funagoya
筑後船小屋
Kurume
久留米
Shin-Tosu
新鳥栖
Hakata
博多

Sakura No. 540

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06:08

06:18

06:26

06:32

06:39

06:44

06:57

Tsubame No. 300

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06:30

06:40

06:48

06:54

07:02

07:06

07:19

Sakura No. 400

06:04

06:17

06:29

06:36

06:50

07:02

07:23

07:28

07:41

Tsubame No. 302

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07:07

07:17

07:24

07:35

07:44

07:48

08:01

Mizuho No. 600

06:35

07:19

07:51

Tsubame No. 304

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07:28

07:38

07:45

07:52

07:59

08:04

08:18

Tsubame No. 306

06:42

06:54

07:06

07:13

07:27

07:45

07:55

08:03

08:09

08:17

08:21

08:33

Sakura No. 542

06:56

07:08

07:42

08:04

08:09

08:23

Tsubame No. 308

07:09

07:21

07:33

07:41

07:55

08:06

08:16

08:24

08:36

08:44

08:48

09:01

Mizuho No. 602

07:32

07:44

08:19

08:53

Sakura No. 544

07:42

07:54

08:06

08:14

08:27

08:39

08:56

09:04

09:08

09:21

Tsubame No. 310

08:12

08:24

08:36

08:44

08:58

09:20

09:30

09:38

09:44

09:51

09:56

10:08

Mizuho No. 604

08:32

09:16

09:37

09:51

Sakura No. 546

08:43

08:55

09:07

09:14

09:28

09:39

09:54

10:04

10:08

10:23

Sakura No. 548

09:17

09:30

10:04

10:26

10:30

10:43

Tsubame No. 312

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10:20

10:30

10:38

10:44

10:52

10:56

11:09

Sakura No. 550

09:41

09:53

10:05

10:13

10:27

10:39

10:49

11:03

11:08

11:21

Mizuho No. 606

10:32

11:16

11:37

11:51

Tsubame No. 314

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11:20

11:30

11:38

11:44

11:52

11:56

12:09

Sakura No. 552

10:44

10:56

11:08

11:16

11:30

11:42

12:03

12:08

12:21

Sakura No. 402

11:20

11:33

11:45

11:52

12:06

12:17

12:40

12:45

12:57

Tsubame No. 316

11:23

11:35

11:47

11:55

12:08

12:20

12:30

12:38

12:44

12:52

12:56

13:09

Sakura No. 554

11:55

12:08

12:42

13:03

13:08

13:23

Sakura No. 402

12:20

12:32

12:45

12:52

13:06

13:17

13:40

13:45

13:58

Tsubame No. 318

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13:20

13:30

13:38

13:44

13:52

13:56

14:09

Sakura No. 556

12:55

13:08

13:42

14:03

14:08

14:23

Tsubame No. 320

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14:20

14:30

14:38

14:44

14:52

14:56

15:09

Sakura No. 558

13:45

13:57

14:09

14:17

14:31

14:42

15:03

15:08

15:21

Sakura No. 560

14:17

14:30

15:04

15:26

15:30

15:45

Tsubame No. 322

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-

15:20

15:30

15:38

15:44

15:52

15:56

16:09

Sakura No. 562

14:45

14:57

15:09

15:17

15:31

15:42

16:03

16:08

16:21

Tsubame No. 324

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-

15:50

16:00

16:08

16:14

16:21

16:26

16:39

Sakura No. 564

15:17

15:30

16:04

16:26

16:30

16:43

Tsubame No. 326

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-

16:20

16:30

16:38

16:44

16:52

16:56

17:09

Sakura No. 566

15:45

15:57

16:09

16:17

16:31

16:42

17:03

17:08

17:21

Sakura No. 568

16:17

16:30

17:04

17:26

17:30

17:43

Tsubame No. 328

16:22

16:35

16:47

16:54

17:08

17:20

17:30

17:38

17:44

17:52

17:56

18:09

Mizuho No. 608

17:04

17:47

18:20

Sakura No. 570

17:07

17:20

17:32

17:39

17:53

18:04

18:26

18:30

18:43

Tsubame No. 330

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-

18:20

18:30

18:38

18:44

18:52

18:56

19:09

Mizoho No. 610

17:54

18:06

18:41

19:13

Sakura No. 404

18:05

18:18

18:29

18:37

18:50

19:02

19:23

19:28

19:40

Mizoho No. 612

18:30

19:13

19:46

Tsubame No. 332

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19:20

19:30

19:38

19:44

19:52

19:56

20:09

Sakura No. 572

18:41

18:53

19:05

19:12

19:26

19:38

19:59

20:03

20:18

Tsubame No. 334

18:59

19:11

19:23

19:30

19:44

19:56

20:06

20:14

20:20

20:27

20:32

20:44

Tsubame No. 336

19:33

19:46

19:58

20:05

20:19

20:38

20:48

20:56

21:02

21:09

21:14

21:27

Mizuho No. 614

19:51

20:35

21:07

Sakura No. 406

20:14

20:27

20:38

20:46

21:00

21:11

21:32

21:37

21:50

Tsubame No. 338

20:59

21:11

21:23

21:30

21:44

21:56

22:06

22:14

22:20

22:27

22:32

22:44

Tsubame No. 340

21:36

21:49

22:01

22:08

22:22

22:34

22:44

22:52

22:58

23:06

23:10

23:23

Sakura No. 408

22:19

22:31

22:43

22:51

23:05

23:16

23:37

23:42

23:54

The earliest service departs Kagoshima-chuo at 06:04 and arrives at Hakata at 07:40. The latest service departs at 22:19 and arrives at Hakata at 23:54.

Kyushu Shinkansen Line Map & Stations

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Running from Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture to Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Kyushu Shinkansen covers around 260km and is the primary transport route through the southern region of Japan. Stops on the line include:

Hakata / Shin-Tosu / Kurume / Chikugo-Funagoya / Shin-Omuta / Shin-Tamana / Kumamoto / Shin-Yatsushiro / Shin-Minamata / Izumi / Sendai / Kagoshima-Chuo

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Regional lines connect with many of these stations, providing access to Nagasaki and other popular destinations in Nagasaki. The ‘West Kyushu Shinkansen’ line running from Nagasaki Station to Takeo Onsen Station is set to open in September 2022. This short track of only 66 kilometres and 5 stations will eventually be extended to connect with the main Kyushu Shinkansen line.

30 Things to Do Around Kyushu & Where to Stay

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Lying to the southwest of Japan’s main island of Honshu, Kyushu is a region blessed with attractions, from the historic to the natural and the exotic. Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu while Nagasaki’s history transcends the national to occupy a place in the global consciousness. Kumamoto and its famous castle or Kagoshima and its nearby natural splendours including the World Heritage island of Yakushima, all combine to make this one of the most rewarding travel destinations in Japan. Our ’30 Things to Do Around Kyushu & Where to Stay’ page is a great place to start when planning your visit to the region.

Plan Your Visit to Japan

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The Kyushu Shinkansen is just one part of Japan’s fantastic rail network. Unfathomable in its size and efficiency, moving around the country by train is easy and comfortable opening-up all regions of Japan for exploration. Our ‘Plan Your Visit’ page has everything you need to know about visiting Japan – from tips on the best time to travel, times to avoid, entering and exiting the country, money matters, staying connected, accommodation, staying safe and healthy and plenty more to ensure that you get the most out of your time here.