Native name 空港線 Locale Fukuoka, Fukuoka Stations 13 | Termini MeinohamaFukuokakūkō Opened July 26, 1981 | |
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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.
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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. As such, this is the most heavily used subway line in Fukuoka.
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1: Through service to/from Kūkō Line; terminates at Meinohama.Fukuoka Subway
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.