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Kyūshū Shinkansen
Follow the twelve stations from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō. Some trains continue beyond Hakata onto the San’yō Shinkansen.
On 7 November 2026, JR Kyushu listed a revised timetable between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō. Recheck connections for your travel date.
Read the operator noticeThe southern section between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō opened in 2004. The extension to Hakata completed the line in 2011. Heading for Nagasaki? The Nishi Kyūshū Shinkansen runs separately from Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki. From Hakata, Relay Kamome connects across the platform at Takeo-Onsen with Kamome.
For the Relay Kamome connection, board the conventional limited express リレーかもめ at Hakata. At Takeo-Onsen (武雄温泉), cross the platform to かもめ on the Nishi Kyūshū Shinkansen for Nagasaki. The corridor towards Kagoshima-Chūō is the Kyūshū Shinkansen.
九州新幹線・西九州新幹線 · Relay KAMOMEThe word literally means “new trunk line”. Everyday usage also applies it to the trains. Keeping the line, named service and vehicle separate helps decode a platform sign: they answer different questions about the same journey.
Checked 2026-11-07
Two opening stages, San’yō through-running and the Takeo-Onsen relay.
Southbound and northbound tables show all twelve stations, selected stops and destinations. Major trains only.
Hakata–Takeo-Onsen connection and cross-platform transfer for Nagasaki.