TheFukuoka City Subway(Phúc cương thị ngầm thiết,Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu)servesFukuoka,Japan.It consists of threesubwaylines, theKūkō(or Airport Line), theHakozaki Lineand theNanakuma Line.
| Fukuoka City Subway (Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau) | |||
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 Fukuoka City Subway logo | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Phúc cương thị ngầm thiết Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu Phúc cương thị giao thông cục Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku | ||
| Locale | Fukuoka,Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit (Transportation) | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 36 | ||
| Website | https://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | Operating company: 1973 Subway: July 26, 1981 | ||
| Operator(s) | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) (Lines 1-2) 1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in) (Line 3) | ||
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The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines.
All stations are equipped withautomatic platform gates.All lines are automatically operated byATOsystem, although drivers are used as a precaution. The lines introducedHayakaken,asmart cardsystem from March 2009.[1]This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.
Lines
editHakataandNakasu-Kawabatastations are counted twice (as Kūkō-Nanakuma and Kūkō-Hakozaki interchanges, respectively). The total number of individual stations is therefore36.
| Color & Icon | Mark | Line | Name | First section opened |
Last extended |
Length | Stations | Gauge | Train
Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 
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K | Line 1 | Kūkō Line | 1981 | 1993 | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | 13 | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) | 6 cars |
| Blue | 
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H | Line 2 | Hakozaki Line | 1982 | 1986 | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) | 7 | 6 cars | |
| Green | 
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N | Line 3 | Nanakuma Line | 2005 | 2023 | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 18 | 1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in)standard gauge | 4 cars |
| Total: | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | 38 | ||||||||
Airport rail link
editVisitors traveling to Fukuoka byShinkansen(bullet train) disembark at JRHakata Station.They can then transfer to the Fukuoka City Subway system by changing to Hakata Subway station, located under JR Hakata station.[2]Fukuoka Airportis 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
editFukuoka City Subway employs unique logos (symbol mark and symbol color) for each station, much likeMexico City Metro.For example,Fukuokakūkō Station(Airport), has a logo symbolizing an airplane.[3]The symbol marks of Kūkō and Hakozaki Line stations were designed byIsao Nisijima,[4]with those of Nanakuma Line stations being designed by his son Masayuki Nisijima, building on his father’s posthumous works.
Rolling stock
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Fares
editTicket prices for the subway lines are determined by the distance traveled (¥200-340). Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines.
Special tickets
editMagnetic cards
edit- One Day Pass(Một ngày thừa xe khoán,ichinichi jōsha-ken)(unlimited travel for one day)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- ¥640
- Chikamaru Ticket(ちかまるきっぷ,Chikamaru-kippu),priced at ¥100, is available only to children during school vacation periods. A coupon is attached to the ticket which may be exchanged for aMcDonald'shamburger.
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- Two Day Pass(Nhị ngày thừa xe khoán,futsuka jōsha-ken)(unlimited travel for two days, limited to foreign tourists only)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- ¥720
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- Commuter Pass(Định kỳ khoán,teiki-ken)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
- Chika Pass(ちかパス,chika-pasu)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line(unlimited travel)
- 1 Month: ¥12,000
- 3 Months: ¥34,200
- 6 Months: ¥64,800
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line(unlimited travel)
Contactless smart card
edit- Hayakaken(はやかけん,hayaka-ken)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
Hayakakenis a rechargeablecontactless smart cardfor 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 withNishi-Nippon Railroad'snimoca,JR Kyushu'sSUGOCAandJR East'sSuica.As of March 2013, it also became compatible withPASMO,Manaca,PiTaPa,JR West'sICOCA,JR Central'sTOICAandJR Hokkaido'sKitaca.
For details, please seeHayakaken.
Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
editFukuoka City Transportation Bureau(Phúc cương thị giao thông cục,Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku)is a public organization oftransportationinFukuoka,Japan.The organization operatessubways.It was founded in 1973.
Network map
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Japan Subway Systems".JapanVisitor.Japan Tourist Info.RetrievedApril 12,2015.
- ^"Fukuoka City Guide".Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedDecember 13,2005.
- ^"ROUTE MAP".Fukuoka CitySubway.RetrievedSeptember 24,2018.
- ^Phúc cương thị tây đảo y tam hùng thị ( 2004 năm ngày 17 tháng 12 tuyển định )(in Japanese). Fukuoka city.RetrievedSeptember 24,2018.
External links
edit- Fukuoka City Subway – official websiteArchivedJune 9, 2011, at theWayback Machine
- website[permanent dead link](in Japanese)
- Fukuoka City Subway map