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).

The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (福岡市交通局 Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku? ). 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 This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.



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[hide]  *1 Lines  ==Lines[ edit] == ==Airport rail link[ edit] == 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  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<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] ==Rolling stock<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Nanakuma Line 3000 series trainset*1000 series: Kūkō Line, Hakozaki Line ==Fares<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">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<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? ). Tickets for the subway can be purchased at all subway station ticket machines. F-Card, back===Special tickets<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Magnetic cards<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ====Contactless smart card<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">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.
 * 2 Airport rail link
 * 3 Station logos
 * 4 Rolling stock
 * 5 Fares
 * 5.1 Special tickets
 * 5.1.1 Magnetic cards
 * 5.1.2 Contactless smart card
 * 6 See also
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links
 * 2000 series: Kūkō Line, Hakozaki Line
 * 3000 series: Nanakuma Line
 * One Day Pass (一日乗車券 ichinichi jōsha-ken<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? ) (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<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? ), 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<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? )
 * Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line
 * Chika Pass (ちかパス chika-pasu<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? )
 * Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line (unlimited travel)
 * 1 Month: ¥12,000
 * 3 Months: ¥34,200
 * 6 Months: ¥64,800
 * Hayakaken (はやかけん hayaka-ken<sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height:1;"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color:rgb(0,0,238);font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;padding-right:0.1em;padding-left:0.1em;">? )
 * Kūkō Line, Nanakuma Line, Hakozaki Line

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">For details, please see Hayakaken.