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| | Kagoshima Main Line - TheBestLinks.com - Hakata Station, Kyushu Shinkansen, Kokura Station, Fukuoka, ... |
 | | It is the main line through the Fukuoka urban district, and as such many long-distance express trains from all parts of Kyushu utilize the section of line between Kokura Station (Kitakyushu) and Tosu Station, where the main line to Nagasaki meets the Kagoshima Main Line. |
 | | The line is the most important line in Kyushu, connecting Fukuoka (Hakata Station to many other major cities. |
 | | Until March 13, 2004, it covered 393 kilometers between its two termini; however, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen on March 13, the section between Yatsushiro and Sendai was transferred to the third-sector Hisatsu Orange Railway Company. |
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