Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)

Metro line in Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan

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Airport Line

A 2000 series train

Overview
Other name(s)| Airport Line
Native name| 空港線
Owner|  Fukuoka City Subway
Locale| Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Termini|

* Meinohama
* Fukuokakūkō

Stations| 13
Color on map|  Orange
Service
Type| Rapid transit
System|  Fukuoka City Subway
Depot(s)| Meinohama
Rolling stock| 1000 series, 2000 series, etc.
History
Opened| 26 July 1981; 43 years ago (26 July 1981)
Technical
Line length| 13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed| 75 km/h (45 mph)

Route map

Legend

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|  | from Karatsu :  Chikuhi Line

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0.0

| Meinohama
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|  | Muromi River
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1.5

| Muromi
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|  | Muromi River
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2.3

| Fujisaki
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3.4

| Nishijin
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|  | Hī River
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4.6

| Tōjinmachi
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5.4

| Ōhorikōen
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6.5

| Akasaka

← Yakuin-ōdōri

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← Tenjin Ōmuta Line

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← Yakuin

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← Watanabe-dōri

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7.3

| Tenjin

↑  Nanakuma Line

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← Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) / Tenjin-Minami

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|  | Yakuin New River
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|  | Naka River
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|  | Hakata River
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8.1

| Nakasu-Kawabata
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→ Gofukumachi ↓  Hakozaki Line

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9.1

| Gion
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|  | ↔  Kagoshima Main Line
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|  | ↔  San'yō Shinkansen
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9.8

| Hakata
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|  | Mikasa River
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11.0

| Higashi-Hie
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13.1

| Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport)
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Fukuoka Airport Station

The Airport 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.

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 Airport Line goes through many important areas of the city, namely Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata, and the airport.

## Station list

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All stations aer in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

No.  | Station name  | Japanese  | Distance (km)  | Transfers  | Location

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↑ Some through services to/from Nishi-Karatsu via the  Chikuhi Line and the Karatsu Line ↑
K01 | Meinohama | 姪浜 | 0 | Chikuhi Line (JK01) (through service) | Nishi
K02 | Muromi | 室見 | 1.5 |  | Sawara
K03 | Fujisaki | 藤崎 | 2.3 |
K04 | Nishijin | 西新 | 3.4 |
K05 | Tōjinmachi | 唐人町 | 4.6 |  | Chūō
K06 | Ōhorikōen | 大濠公園 | 5.4 |
K07 | Akasaka | 赤坂 | 6.5 |
K08 | Tenjin | 天神 | 7.3 |  Nanakuma Line (Tenjin-minami (N16))
Tenjin-Ōmuta Line (Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) )
K09 | Nakasu-Kawabata | 中洲川端 | 8.1 |  Hakozaki Line (H01) (through service) | Hakata
↓ Some through services to/from Kaizuka via the  Hakozaki Line ↓
K10 | Gion | 祇園 | 9.1 |  | Hakata
K11 | Hakata | 博多 | 9.8 | Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Hakata Minami Line, Sanyō Shinkansen

Nanakuma Line (N18)

K12 | Higashi-Hie | 東比恵 | 11.0 |
K13 | Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport) | 福岡空港 | 13.1 |

Through services to/from the Hakozaki Line do not continue onto the Chikuhi Line (and vice versa); they terminate at Meinohama Station instead.

## Rolling stock

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### Fukuoka Subway

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* 1000 series (since 1981)
* 2000 series (since 1992)
* 4000 series (from Autumn 2024, planned)[1]

* A 1000 series set in December 2021

* A 2000 series set in December 2021

### JR Kyushu

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* 103-1500 series (since 1982)
* 303 series (since 2000)
* 305 series (since 2015)

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.[2]

* A 103-1500 series set in January 2019

* A 303 series set in August 2017

* A 305 series set in January 2019

## See also

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* Airport rail link
* List of railway lines in Japan

## References

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1. ^ 福岡市地下鉄空港線・箱崎線へ新型車両「4000系」導入 24年秋ごろ運用開始 [New 4000 series trains to be introduced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line. Operation will begin around fall 2024.]. Tetsudo Channel (in Japanese). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
2. ^ "JR九州 筑肥線に305系通勤型直流電車投入" [JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

## External links

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* Fukuoka City Subway official website (in Japanese)
* Fukuoka City Subway official website (in English)

* v
* t
* e

Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area

Fukuoka City Subway lines|

* Kūkō (Airport)
* Hakozaki
* Nanakuma

JR Kyushu lines|

* Chikuhi
* Chikuhō Main
* Fukuhoku Yutaka
* Haruda
* Wakamatsu
* Gotōji
* Hitahikosan
* Kagoshima Main
* Karatsu
* Kashii
* Nippō
* Sasaguri

Nishitetsu rail lines|

* Amagi
* Dazaifu
* Kaizuka
* Tenjin Ōmuta

Other railways and cablecars|

* Kitakyushu Monorail
* Amatetsu Amagi Line
* Chikutetsu
* Heichiku
* Ita Line
* Itoda Line
* Tagawa Line
* Mojikō Retro Scenic Line
* Sarakurayama Cable Car

Terminals|

* Rail
* Hakata
* Kashii
* Kokura
* Kurosaki
* Nakasu-Kawabata
* Nishitetsu Fukuoka
* Orio
* Tenjin
* Tenjin-Minami
* Airports
* Kitakyushu Airport
* Fukuoka Airport
* Saga Airport
* Kokura Airport
* Ports
* Kokura
* Hakata
* Shimonoseki

Ferry|

* Domestic
* Kanmon Straits Ferry
* Suonada Ferry
* International
* Camelia Line
* Pukwan Ferry
* Beetle Fast Ferry
* Kobee Ferry
* List of ferry operators in Japan

Miscellaneous|

* Cards
* Hayakaken
* nimoca
* SUGOCA
* Rail transport in Japan
* Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu

* Japan transit: Tokyo
* Keihanshin
* Nagoya
* Fukuoka
* Hakone Fuji Izu
* Hokkaido
* Aomori
* Sendai
* Akita
* Niigata
* Toyama
* Nagano
* Okayama
* Hiroshima
* Shikoku
* Metro systems
* Shinkansen
* trams (list)
* aerial lifts (list)

* v
* t
* e

Airport rail links in Japan

In service|

* New Chitose Airport
* Chitose Line
* Fukuoka Airport
* Kūkō Line
* Haneda Airport
* Keikyū Airport Line
* Tokyo Monorail
* Itami Airport
* Osaka Monorail Main Line
* Kansai International Airport
* Kansai Airport Line
* Haruka
* Nankai Airport Line
* Rapi:t
* Miyazaki Airport
* Miyazaki Kūkō Line
* Chubu Centrair International Airport
* Meitetsu Airport Line
* Narita International Airport
* Keisei Main Line
* Keisei Narita Airport Line
* Skyliner
* Narita Line
* Narita Express
* Naha Airport
* Okinawa Urban Monorail
* Sendai Airport
* Sendai Airport Line
* Kobe Airport
* Port Island Line
* Yonago Airport
* Sakai Line

Planned|

* Haneda Airport
* Haneda Airport Access Line
* Kama-Kama Line

Defunct|

* Airport Narita
* Cityliner

* Rail transport in Japan
* List of airports in Japan

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