Shinkansen to JR Local Lines at Hakata Station
How to change from the Shinkansen to JR Kyushu local lines at Hakata Station, such as the Kagoshima Main Line and limited expresses to Nagasaki and Yufuin. Use the transfer gate inside the station; allow about 10 minutes.
The JR local platforms are next to the Shinkansen platforms at Hakata. Go down from the Shinkansen platform and use the transfer gate to the JR local lines. You do not need to leave the station.
Allow about 10 minutes, including finding your platform on the departure boards.
- Insert all your tickets at the transfer gate and take back every ticket that comes out.
- Limited expresses to Yufuin (Yufuin no Mori) and to Takeo-Onsen for the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen to Nagasaki leave from the JR local platforms.
Overview only: we have not yet walked and checked this route step by step. Follow the signs above and allow the time shown.
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Questions
Do I need to leave the gates to change from the Shinkansen to JR local lines at Hakata?
No. Use the transfer gate between the Shinkansen and JR local lines.
How do I get from Hakata to Nagasaki?
Take the Relay Kamome limited express from the JR local platforms to Takeo-Onsen, then the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen to Nagasaki.