Fukuoka City Subway

Fukuoka City Subway
Overview
Native name 福岡市地下鉄
Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu
Locale Fukuoka, Japan
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 3
Number of stations 35
Operation
Began operation 1981
Operator(s) Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length 29.8 km (18.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,067mm (Lines 1-2)
1,435mm (Line 3)

The Fukuoka City Subway (福岡市地下鉄 Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu) serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line).

The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (福岡市交通局 Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku). Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines.

All stations are equipped with automatic platform gates. All lines are automatically operated by ATO system, although drivers are used as a precaution. The lines introduced Hayakaken, a smart card system from March 2009.[1] This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.

Lines

Color & Icon Mark Line Name First section
opened		 Last
extended		 Length Stations Gauge
orange K Line 1 Kūkō Line 1981 1993 13.1 km (8.1 mi) 13 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
blue H Line 2 Hakozaki Line 1982 1986 4.7 km (2.9 mi) 7 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
green N Line 3 Nanakuma Line 2005 - 12.0 km (7.5 mi) 16 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Total: 29.8 km (18.5 mi) 35

Airport rail link

Visitors travelling to Fukuoka by Shinkansen (bullet train) disembark at JR Hakata 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. 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.

Station logos

Fukuoka City Subway employs unique logos for each station, much like Mexico City Metro. Fukuokakūkō Station (Airport), for instance, has a logo symbolizing an airplane.[3]

Rolling stock

Nanakuma Line 3000 series trainset

Fares

Ticket prices for the subway lines are determined by the distance travelled (¥100-340). The fare for travelling only one station is ¥100, called Otonari Ticket (おとなりきっぷ Otonari-kippu). Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines.

F-Card, back

Special tickets

Magnetic cards

Contactless smart card

Hayakaken is a rechargeable contactless smart card for the Fukuoka City Subway. It can also be used as a Commuter Pass (Chika Pass is included) except as a transferable pass for other company's lines. Starting in 2010, it became compatible with Nishi-Nippon Railroad's nimoca, JR Kyushu's SUGOCA and JR East's Suica. As of March 2013, it also became compatible with PASMO, Manaca, PiTaPa, JR West's ICOCA, JR Central's TOICA and JR Hokkaido's Kitaca.

For details, please see Hayakaken.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Japan Subway Systems". JapanVisitor.com. Japan Tourist Info. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fukuoka City Guide
  3. ↑ Fukuokakūkō Station information (Japanese)

External links

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