Tenjin Station
Tenjin Station 天神駅 | |
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| Location | 1-chōme Tenjin, Chūō, Fukuoka, Fukuoka （福岡市中央区天神1丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | Fukuoka City Subway |
| Line(s) | Kūkō Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | K08 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1981 |
Tenjin Station (天神駅, Tenjin-eki) is a subway station located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its station symbol are 5 green dots arranged in a circle, representing a plum blossom, it is Tenmangū (a.k.a.Tenjin)'s symbol. The station is located directly under Meiji-Street (明治通り, Meiji-dōri) in Tenjin, Fukuoka. A large underground shopping mall reaches from Tenjin Station on the Kūkō Line to the Tenjin-Minami Station (天神南駅, Tenjin-Minami-eki) on the Nanakuma Line.
Lines[]
Platforms[]
| 1 | ■ Kūkō Line | for Hakata, Fukuokakūkō and Kaizuka |
| 2 | ■ Kūkō Line | for Nishijin, Meinohama, Chikuzen-Maebaru and Karatsu |
Adjacent stations[]
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kūkō Line | ||||
| Akasaka | - | Nakasu-Kawabata | ||
Usage[]
In 2006 the daily average number of passengers was 63,166. It is the largest Subway Station on the Kūkō Line.
History[]
- July 26, 1981 - opening of Tenjin Station
Transfer[]
The underground shopping mall can be used for transfer between the Kūkō Line and the Nanakuma Line. To use the same ticket for both lines, passengers must exit through a special gate and enter the gate of the second line within two hours. Therefore, it is no problem to use the transfer time for shopping. If the regular gate is used, a new ticket is required to be purchased. Special tickets can be used for the transfer.
Coordinates: 33°35′29″N 130°23′57″E / 33.5913747°N 130.3992458°E
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- Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
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