| Fukuoka City Subway (Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau) | |||
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 Fukuoka City Subway logo | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 福岡市地下鉄 Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu 福岡市交通局 Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku | ||
| Locale | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit (Transportation) | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 36 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | Operating company: 1973 Subway: July 26, 1981 | ||
| Operator(s) | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Lines 1-2) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Line 3) | ||
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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. 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 The lines introduced Hayakaken, a smart card system from March 2009.[1] This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.
- ^ "Japan Subway Systems". JapanVisitor.com. Japan Tourist Info. Retrieved April 12, 2015.