Fukuoka City Subway
historyThe serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the KÅ«kÅ, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line).
The lines are operated by the . 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. The prepaid magnetic card systems will eventually be superseded.
Lines
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align:center;"
|+ style="margin:inherit; padding-bottom:0.25em"|Fukuoka City Subway lines and services
! Color
! colspan=2| Name
! Gauge
! First section
opened
! Last extended
! Length
(km)
! Stations
|-
| style="background:orangered; color:white;"|Orange
| Line 1
| KÅ«kÅ Line
| 1,067 mm
| 1981
| 1993
| 13.1
| 13
|-
| style="background:#0077cc; color:white;"|Blue
| Line 2
| Hakozaki Line
| 1,067 mm
| 1982
| 1986
| 4.7
| 7
|-
| style="background:green; color:white;"|Green
| Line 3
| Nanakuma Line
| 1,435 mm
| 2005
| -
| 12.0
| 16
|}
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.[http://kyushu.com/fukuoka/getting_around/hak_stat/1,shinkansen,0,,1,1,0,,x.shtml Fukuoka City Guide] 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. FukuokakÅ«kÅ Station (Airport), for instance, has a logo symbolizing an airplane.»FukuokakÅ«kÅ Station information
- 1000 series: KÅ«kÅ Line, Hakozaki Line
- 2000 series: KÅ«kÅ Line, Hakozaki Line
- 3000 series: Nanakuma Line
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 . Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines.
Special tickets
Magnetic cards
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- ¥10,000 (Value: ¥11,800)
- ¥5,000 (Value: ¥5,900)
- ¥3,000 (Value: ¥3,400)
- ¥1,000 (Value: ¥1,100)
- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- Nishitetsu Tenjin-Åmuta Line
- Nishitetsu Buses
- ¥5,000 (Value: ¥5,500)
- ¥3,000 (Value: ¥3,200)
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- JR Chikuhi Line
- ¥10,000
- ¥5,000
- ¥3,000
- (unlimited travel for one day)
- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- ¥600
- ¥500 (Only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday)
- , whose price is ¥100, is available only for children during school vacation seasons. A coupon is attached with the ticket to exchange to McDonald's hamburger.
- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line (unlimited travel)
- 1 Month: ¥12,000
- 3 Months: ¥34,200
- 6 Months: ¥64,800
- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line (unlimited travel)
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- KÅ«kÅ Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
To see the detail, please check Hayakaken.