Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)
The Kūkō Line is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It connects Meinohama, Nishi Ward to Fukuokakūkō, Hakata Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is orange. Officially, the line is called Line 1 . The line has a through service with the JR Chikuhi Line. Like other Fukuoka City Subway lines, stations are equipped with automatic platform gates, and trains are automatically operated by an ATO system. However, JR train cars are operated manually.
This is the only subway line in the country that directly links to an airport. Although Toei Asakusa Line trains in Tokyo also serve airports, 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
All stations are in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.Through services to/from the Hakozaki Line do not continue onto the Chikuhi Line ; they terminate at Meinohama Station instead.
Rolling stock
Fukuoka City Subway
JR Kyushu
Current
- 303 series 6-car EMUs
- 305 series 6-car EMUs
Former
- 103-1500 series 6-car EMUs . No longer operate on Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line. They remain in service as 3-car sets on the Chikuhi Line between and /.