Hakata-Minami Station 博多南駅
JR Hakata-Minami Line 博多南線 is officially not in any Shinkansen 新幹線 line, but all trains used in this line are Shinkansen 新幹線 trains. There are only 2 stations in this line : Hakata Station 博多駅 and Hakata-Minami Station 博多南駅. The train ride took 9 minutes.
Hence, the cheapest Shinkansen 新幹線 train car sector in the whole country is JR Hakata-Minami Line 博多南線, which only cost 300 yen. If one does not have rail pass, want to experience Shinkansen 新幹線 train ride, and unwilling to fork out a large sum, then this line is the only choice (there is a winter skiing season only alternative : between Echigo Yuzawa station 越後湯沢駅 and Gala Yuzawa station ガーラ湯沢駅 in JR Jouetsu line 上越線).
The only catches are : the trains are infrequent, and Hakata-Minami Station 博多南駅 is in the middle of nowhere. In fact, Hakata-Minami Station 博多南駅 is located at the side of the depot of Shinkansen 新幹線 trains.
The nearest train station is Hakata-Minami Station 博多南駅 of JR Hakata-Minami Line 博多南線.
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