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Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)

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Kūkō Line
A 2000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)Airport Line
Native name空港線
OwnerLogo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway
LocaleFukuoka, Fukuoka
Termini
Stations13
Color on map  Orange
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLogo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway
Depot(s)Meinohama
Rolling stock1000 series, 2000 series, etc.
History
Opened26 July 1981; 43 years ago (26 July 1981)
Technical
Line length13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (45 mph)
Route map

Legend
 from Karatsu : Chikuhi Line
0.0
 Meinohama
Muromi River
1.5
 Muromi
Muromi River
2.3
 Fujisaki
3.4
 Nishijin
Hī River
4.6
 Tōjinmachi
5.4
 Ōhorikōen
6.5
 Akasaka
← Yakuin-ōdōri
← Tenjin Ōmuta Line
← Yakuin
← Watanabe-dōri
7.3
 Tenjin
↑ Logo of Line 3 (Nanakuma Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line
← Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) / Tenjin-Minami
 Yakuin New River
Naka River
Hakata River
8.1
 Nakasu-Kawabata
→ Gofukumachi ↓ Logo of Line 2 (Hakozaki Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line
9.1
 Gion
↔      Kagoshima Main Line
↔ San'yō Shinkansen
9.8
 Hakata
Mikasa River
11.0
 Higashi-Hie
13.1
 Fukuokakūkō (Airport interchangeFukuoka Airport)
Fukuokakūkō (Airport) Station

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.

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.

Station list

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All stations are in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

No. Station name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
↑ 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 Logo of Line 3 (Nanakuma Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line (Tenjin-minami (N16))
Tenjin-Ōmuta Line (Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) )
K09 Nakasu-Kawabata 中洲川端 8.1 Logo of Line 2 (Hakozaki Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line (H01) (through service) Hakata
↓ Some through services to/from Kaizuka via the Logo of Line 2 (Hakozaki Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway 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

Logo of Line 3 (Nanakuma Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway 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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  • A 1000 series set in December 2021
    A 1000 series set in December 2021
  • A 2000 series set in December 2021
    A 2000 series set in December 2021

JR Kyushu

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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.[1]

  • A 103-1500 series set in January 2019
    A 103-1500 series set in January 2019
  • A 303 series set in August 2017
    A 303 series set in August 2017
  • A 305 series set in January 2019
    A 305 series set in January 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
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