The Kagoshima Main Line (鹿児島本線) is a major part of the JR Kyushu rail network and runs between Moji-ko, in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima, at the southern end of Kyushu. 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. The line is the most important line in Kyushu, connecting Fukuoka (Hakata Station) to many other major cities. 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.

Major Stations

Mojiko Station 門司港駅（Kitakyushu) - northern terminus
Moji Station 門司駅　（Kitakyushu）
Kokura Station 小倉駅(Kitakyushu main station)
Tobata Station 戸畑駅
Kurosaki Station 黒崎駅　
Orio Station 折尾駅 （Kitakyushu）
Hakata Station 博多駅(Fukuoka)
Futsukaichi Station 二日市駅 (Onojo)
Tosu Station 鳥栖駅 - change here for Nagasaki Main Line
Kurume Station 久留米駅
Omuta Station 大牟田駅
Tamana Station 玉名駅
Kumamoto Station 熊本駅
Yatsushiro Station 八代駅
Minamata Station 水俣駅 (Hisatsu Orange Railway)
Izumi Station 出水駅 (Hisatsu Orange Railway)
Sendai Station 川内駅
Kagoshima Chuo Station 鹿児島中央駅
Kagoshima Station 鹿児島駅 - southern terminus