Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)

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.

Airport Line
A 2000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)Airport Line
Native name空港線
Owner Fukuoka City Subway
LocaleFukuoka, Fukuoka
Termini
Stations13
Color on map  Orange
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Fukuoka City Subway
Depot(s)Meinohama
Rolling stock1000 series, 2000 series, etc.
History
Opened26 July 1981 (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

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
Nanakuma Line
← Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) / Tenjin-Minami
Yakuin New River
Naka River
Hakata River
8.1
Nakasu-Kawabata
9.1
Gion
     Kagoshima Main Line
San'yō Shinkansen
9.8
Hakata
Mikasa River
11.0
Higashi-Hie
13.1
Fukuokakūkō (Fukuoka Airport)

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.

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