Began operation July 26, 1981 Number of lines 3 | System length 29.8 km (18.5 mi) Number of stations 35 Transit type Rapid transit | |
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Native name 福岡市地下鉄Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu Track gauge 1,067mm (Lines 1-2)1,435mm (Line 3) Operator Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau |
How to take the fukuoka city subway
The Fukuoka City Subway (福岡市地下鉄, Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu) serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line).
Contents
- How to take the fukuoka city subway
- Fukuoka city subway jr 303 series kuha 303 1 arriving and departing tenjin
- Airport rail link
- Station logos
- Rolling stock
- Fares
- Magnetic cards
- Contactless smart card
- References
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 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. This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.
Fukuoka city subway jr 303 series kuha 303 1 arriving and departing tenjin
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. 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. Fukuokakūkō Station (Airport), for instance, has a logo symbolizing an airplane.
Rolling stock
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 Otonari Ticket (おとなりきっぷ, Otonari-kippu). Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines.
Magnetic cards
Contactless smart card
Hayakaken is a rechargeable contactless smart card for 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 with Nishi-Nippon Railroad's nimoca, JR Kyushu's SUGOCA and JR East's Suica. As of March 2013, it also became compatible with PASMO, Manaca, PiTaPa, JR West's ICOCA, JR Central's TOICA and JR Hokkaido's Kitaca.
For details, please see Hayakaken.