Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)
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The Airport Line (空港線, Kūkō-sen, "Airport Line") is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It connects Meinohama, Nishi Ward to Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport), Hakata Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is orange. Officially, the line is called Line 1 (Kūkō Line) (1号線(空港線), Ichi-gō-sen (Kūkō-sen)). The line has a through service with JR Chikuhi Line. Like other Fukuoka City Subway lines, stations are equipped with automatic platform gates, and trains are automatically operated by ATO system. However, JR train cars (from Chikuhi Line) are operated manually.
This is the only subway line in Japan that directly links to an airport. Although Toei Asakusa Line trains in Tokyo also serve airports (Narita and Haneda), those are not the stations of the Asakusa Line itself. Rather, they are the stations of suburban lines that the Asakusa Line has through services with.
The Airport Line goes through many important areas of the city, namely Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata, and the airport.
Station list
All stations aer in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
No. | Station name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
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↑ Some through services to/from Nishi-Karatsu via the ![]() | |||||
K01 | Meinohama | 姪浜 | 0 | Chikuhi Line (JK01) (through service) | Nishi |
K02 | Muromi | 室見 | 1.5 | Sawara | |
K03 | Fujisaki | 藤崎 | 2.3 | ||
K04 | Nishijin | 西新 | 3.4 | ||
K05 | Tōjinmachi | 唐人町 | 4.6 | Chūō | |
K06 | Ōhorikōen | 大濠公園 | 5.4 | ||
K07 | Akasaka | 赤坂 | 6.5 | ||
K08 | Tenjin | 天神 | 7.3 | ![]() Tenjin-Ōmuta Line (Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) ) | |
K09 | Nakasu-Kawabata | 中洲川端 | 8.1 | ![]() | Hakata |
↓ Some through services to/from Kaizuka via the ![]() | |||||
K10 | Gion | 祇園 | 9.1 | Hakata | |
K11 | Hakata | 博多 | 9.8 | Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) Hakata Minami Line, Sanyō Shinkansen
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K12 | Higashi-Hie | 東比恵 | 11.0 | ||
K13 | Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport) | 福岡空港 | 13.1 |
Through services to/from the Hakozaki Line do not continue onto the Chikuhi Line (and vice versa); they terminate at Meinohama Station instead.
Rolling stock
Fukuoka Subway
- 1000 series (since 1981)
- 2000 series (since 1992)
- 4000 series (from Autumn 2024, planned)[1]
- A 1000 series set in December 2021
- A 2000 series set in December 2021
JR Kyushu
- 103-1500 series (since 1982)
- 303 series (since 2000)
- 305 series (since 2015)
A fleet of six new 305 series 6-car electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter trains was introduced on through services to and from the Chikuhi Line from February 2015.[2]
- A 103-1500 series set in January 2019
- A 303 series set in August 2017
- A 305 series set in January 2019
See also
References
- ^ 福岡市地下鉄空港線・箱崎線へ新型車両「4000系」導入 24年秋ごろ運用開始 [New 4000 series trains to be introduced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line. Operation will begin around fall 2024.]. Tetsudo Channel (in Japanese). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "JR九州 筑肥線に305系通勤型直流電車投入" [JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
External links
- Fukuoka City Subway official website (in Japanese)
- Fukuoka City Subway official website (in English)
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