| Fukuoka City Subway (Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau) | |||
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 Fukuoka City Subway logo | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 福岡市地下鉄 Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu 福岡市交通局 Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku | ||
| Locale | Fukuoka,Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit (Transportation) | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 36 | ||
| Website | https://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | Operating company: 1973 (1973) Subway: July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26) | ||
| Operator(s) | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Lines 1-2) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Line 3) | ||
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TheFukuoka City Subway (福岡市地下鉄,Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu) is asubway system that servesFukuoka,Japan.
The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines.
All stations are equipped withautomatic platform gates. All lines are automatically operated byATO system, although drivers are used as a precaution. The lines introducedHayakaken, asmart card system from March 2009.[1] This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.
July 26, 1981 -Kūkō Line section:Muromi -Tenjin [5.8km] opened.
April 20, 1982 - Kūkō Line section: Tenjin -Nakatsu-Kawabata [0.8 km] &Hakozaki Line section: Nakatsu-Kawabata -Gofukumachi [0.5km] commenced operations.
March 22, 1983 - Kūkō Line section: Muromi -Meinohama [1.5km] & Nakatsu-Kawabata -Hakata [1.4km, temporary station] opened.
April 27, 1984 - Hakozaki Line section: Gofukumachi -Maidashi-Kyudaibyoinmae [1.6km] commenced service.
March 03, 1985 - Kūkō Line Hakata station now atHakata railway station [0.3km]
January 31, 1986 - Hakozaki Line section: Maidashi-Kyudaibyoinmae -Hakozaki-Kyudaimae [1.6km] commenced service.
November 12, 1986 - Hakozaki Line section: Hakozaki-Kyudaimae -Kaizuka [1km] commenced operations.
March 03, 1993 - Kūkō Line section: Hakata -Fukuokakūkō [Fukuoka Airport] [3.1km] opened to public.
February 03, 2005 -Nanakuma Line section:Hashimoto -Tenjin-minami [12km] opened.
March 27, 2023 - Nanakuma Line section: Tenjin-minami - Hakata [1.6km] opened.
Fukuoka City Subway has 3 lines,Kūkō Line,Hakozaki Line, andNanakuma Line
Hakata andNakasu-Kawabata stations are counted twice (as Kūkō-Nanakuma and Kūkō-Hakozaki interchanges, respectively). The total number of individual stations is therefore36.
| Line color | Line icon | Mark | Line | Name | First Opened | Last Extension | Length | Stations | Gauge | Train Length |
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| Orange |  | K | Line 1 | Kūkō Line | 1981 | 1993 | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | 13 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 6 cars |
| Blue |  | H | Line 2 | Hakozaki Line | 1982 | 1986 | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) | 7 | 6 cars | |
| Green |  | N | Line 3 | Nanakuma Line | 2005 | 2023 | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 18 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 4 cars |
| Total: | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | 38 | ||||||||
Visitors traveling to Fukuoka byShinkansen (bullet train) disembark at JRHakata Station. They can then transfer to the Fukuoka City Subway system by changing to Hakata Subway station, located under JR Hakata station.[2]Fukuoka Airport is also linked to the Fukuoka City Subway with theKūkō Line, making it the only subway line in Japan that directly links to an airport.[note 1] Downtown Fukuoka city can be reached in about 10 minutes by subway, making Fukuoka Airport one of the most accessible major-city airports in the world.[citation needed]
Fukuoka City Subway employs unique logos (symbol mark and symbol color) for each station, much likeMexico City Metro. For example,Fukuokakūkō Station (Airport), has a logo symbolizing an airplane.[3] The symbol marks of Kūkō and Hakozaki Line stations were designed byIsao Nisijima [ja],[4] with those of Nanakuma Line stations being designed by his son Masayuki Nisijima, building on his father’s posthumous works.
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Ticket prices for the subway lines are determined by the distance traveled (¥200-340). Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines.
Hayakaken is a rechargeablecontactless smart card for the Fukuoka City Subway. It can also be used as a Commuter Pass (Chika Pass included) on subway lines. Starting in 2010, it became compatible withNishi-Nippon Railroad'snimoca,JR Kyushu'sSUGOCA andJR East'sSuica. As of March 2013, it also became compatible with other major IC cards as part of theNationwide Mutual Usage Service.
Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (福岡市交通局,Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public organization oftransportation inFukuoka,Japan. The organization operatessubways. It was founded in 1973.
Source: www.jametro.or.jp/en/japan/ "Subways in Japan" (Japan Subway Association) | |
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