Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)

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Kūkō Line
Fukuokasubway2000.jpg
A 2000 series train
Overview
Native name空港線
OwnerFukuoka City Subway
LocaleFukuoka, Fukuoka
TerminiMeinohama
Fukuokakūkō
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid transit
Depot(s)Meinohama
Rolling stock1000 series, 2000 series, etc.
History
Opened26 July 1981
Technical
Line length13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (45 mph)
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Legend
 from Karatsu : Chikuhi Line
0.0
 Meinohama
Muromi River
1.5
 Muromi
Muromi River
2.3
 Fujisaki
3.4
 Nishijin
Hī River
4.6
 Tōjinmachi
5.4
 Ōhorikōen
6.5
 Akasaka
← Yakuin-Ōdōri
← Tenjin Ōmuta Line
← Yakuin
← Watanabe-dōri
7.3
 Tenjin
↑ ■Nanakuma Line
← Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) / Tenjin-Minami
 Yakuin New River
Naka River
Hakata River
8.1
 Nakasu-Kawabata
→ Gofukumachi ↓ ■Hakozaki Line
9.1
 Gion
↔ Kagoshima Main Line
↔ Sanyō Shinkansen
9.8
 Hakata
Mikasa River
11.0
 Higashi-Hie
13.1
 Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
Fukuokakūkō (Airport) Station

The Kūkō 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 Kūkō Line goes through many important areas of the city, namely Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata, and the airport.

Station list[]

No. Station name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
↑ Some through services to/from Nishi-Karatsu via the Chikuhi Line and the Karatsu Line ↑
K01 Meinohama 姪浜 0 Chikuhi Line (JK01) (through service) Nishi Fukuoka, Fukuoka
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 ■ Nanakuma Line (Tenjin-minami (N16))
Tenjin-Ōmuta Line (Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) )
K09 Nakasu-Kawabata 中洲川端 8.1 ■ Hakozaki Line (H01) (through service) Hakata
↓ Some through services to/from Kaizuka via the Hakozaki Line ↓
K10 Gion 祇園 9.1 Hakata Fukuoka, Fukuoka
K11 Hakata 博多 9.8 Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Hakata Minami Line, Sanyō Shinkansen
K12 Higashi-Hie 東比恵 11.0
K13 Fukuokakūkō (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[]

  • A 1000 series set in November 2006

  • A 2000 series set in March 2009

JR Kyushu[]

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.[1]

  • A 103-1500 series set in August 2008

  • A 303 series set in July 2019

  • A 305 series set in July 2019

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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