Fukuoka City Subway

Fukuoka City Subway
Fukuoka City Subway
Overview
Native name	福岡市地下鉄; Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu
Locale	Fukuoka, Japan
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	35
Operation
Began operation	July 26, 1981
Operator(s)	Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length	29.8 km (18.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067mm (Lines 1-2); 1,435mm (Line 3)
System map
System map
	; orange:Kūkō Line; blue:Hakozaki Line; green:Nanakuma Line

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).

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 The lines introduced Hayakaken, a smart card system from March 2009.^[1] This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.

Lines

Color & Icon	Mark	Line	Name	First section opened	Last extended	Length	Stations	Gauge
orange	K	Line 1	Kūkō Line	1981	1993	13.1 km (8.1 mi)	13	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
blue	H	Line 2	Hakozaki Line	1982	1986	4.7 km (2.9 mi)	7	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
green	N	Line 3	Nanakuma Line	2005	-	12.0 km (7.5 mi)	16	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Total:						29.8 km (18.5 mi)	35

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.

Special tickets

Magnetic cards

One Day Pass (一日乗車券, ichinichi jōsha-ken) (unlimited travel for one day)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
  - ¥600
  - ¥500 (Only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday)
  - 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 a McDonald's hamburger.
Commuter Pass (定期券, 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

Contactless smart card

Hayakaken (はやかけん, hayaka-ken)
- Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line

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.

References

^ "Japan Subway Systems". JapanVisitor.com. Japan Tourist Info. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ Fukuoka City Guide
^ Fukuokakūkō Station information Template:Ja icon

External links

Fukuoka City Subway – official website Template:En icon

[1] "Japan Subway Systems". JapanVisitor.com. Japan Tourist Info. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[2] Fukuoka City Guide

[3] Fukuokakūkō Station information Template:Ja icon

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