Gion Station (Fukuoka)

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Gion Station
祇園駅
Exit #5
Location
Prefecture Fukuoka
(See other stations in Fukuoka)
City Fukuoka
Ward Hakata
History
Opened 1983/3/22
Rail services
Operator(s) Fukuoka City Subway
Line(s) Kūkō Line
Statistics 5,243 passengers/day [1]

Gion Station (祇園駅 Gion-eki) is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a person in traditional clothes, representing the famous Gion Yamakasa Festival, held in July each year.

Lines

Tracks

1 Kūkō Line for Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2 Kūkō Line for Tenjin, Meinohama and Chikuzen-Maebaru

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Kūkō Line
Nakasu-Kawabata - Hakata

Vicinity

  • Canal City Hakata
  • TVQ Kyūshū Broadcasting
  • Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce
  • Hakata Ward Office
  • Kushida Shrine
  • Tochoji Temple
  • Hakata Machiya Folk Museum

References

  1. Year 2006[citation needed]

Coordinates: 33°35′39″N 130°24′53″E / 33.59417°N 130.41472°E / 33.59417; 130.41472


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