Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)

The nihongo|Kūkō Line|空港線|Kūkō-sen|"Airport Line" is a subway line, part of the nihongo|Fukuoka City Subway|福岡市地下鉄|Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu system in Fukuoka, Japan. It runs from Meinohama, Nishi Ward to Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport), Hakata Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is red. Officially, the line is called nihongo|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 in Tokyo also goes to 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.

Basic data

*Distance: 13.1 km / 8.1 mi.
*Stations: 13
*Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
*Double-track line: Whole the line
*Electric supply: Whole the line (1500 V DC)
*Railway signalling: CS-ATC
*Yard: Meinohama Classification Yard
*Overground section: From Meinohama to Muromi

Stations

:¹: There is a through service to/from Kūkō Line.

ee also

*Airport rail link
*List of railway lines in Japan

External links

* [http://subway.city.fukuoka.jp/nanakuma/index.html Fukuoka City Subway official website]
* [http://subway.city.fukuoka.jp/eng/index.html Fukuoka City Subway official website]