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{{short description|Metro line in Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| box_width   =
| name        = Kūkō Line
| other_name    = Airport Line
| native_name   = 空港線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color       = {{rcr|Fukuoka City Subway|k}}
| logo        = Subway_FukuokaKuko.svg
| logo_width  = 50px
| image       = 2000N系.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption     = A 2000 series train
| type        = [[Rapid transit]]
| system      ={{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|name=y}}
| status      =
| locale      = [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka]]
| start       = {{STN|Meinohama}}
| end         = {{STN|Fukuokakūkō}}
| stations    = 13
| routes      =
| daily_ridership   =
| open        = {{start date and age|26 July 1981|df=y}}
| close       =
| owner       = {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|name=y}}
| operator    =
| character   =
| depot       = Meinohama
| stock       = [[Fukuoka Subway 1000 series|1000 series]], [[Fukuoka Subway 2000 series|2000 series]], etc.
| linelength  = {{cvt|13.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks     =
| gauge       = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification          = 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
| speed       = {{cvt|75|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}
| elevation   =
| map_state   = Show
| mapcolor = {{color box|#{{rcr|Fukuoka City Subway|k}}}} Orange
| map = {{Routemap |inline=yes
|map =
\\STR~~from {{STN|Karatsu}} : {{ric|JR Kyushu|Chikuhi|name=y}}
\\BHF~~0.0~~{{STN|Meinohama}}
\\uKRZWu~~Muromi River
\\uBHF~~1.5~~{{STN|Muromi}}
\\uKRZWu~~Muromi River
\\uBHF~~2.3~~{{STN|Fujisaki|Fukuoka}}
\\uBHF~~3.4~~{{STN|Nishijin}}
\\uKRZWu~~Hī River
\\uBHF~~4.6~~{{STN|Tōjinmachi}}
uLSTR\\uBHF~~5.4~~{{STN|Ōhorikōen}}
uBHF\\uBHF~~6.5~~{{STN|Akasaka|Fukuoka}}~~← {{STN|Yakuin-ōdōri}}
umKRZu\STR+r\uSTR~~ ~~ ~~← [[Tenjin Ōmuta Line]]
uBHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq\uSTR~~ ~~ ~~← {{STN|Yakuin}}
uBHF\STR\uSTR~~ ~~ ~~← {{STN|Watanabe-dōri}}
uKBHFe!~HUBaq\KBHFe!~HUBq\uBHF!~HUBeq~~7.3~~{{STN|Tenjin}}~~↑ {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|n|name=y}}
\\uSTR~~ ~~ ~~← {{STN|Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)}} / {{STN|Tenjin-Minami}}
\\uKRZWu~~Yakuin New River
\\uKRZWu~~Naka River
\\uKRZWu~~Hakata River
\uSTR+l\uABZgr
\uBHF!~HUBaq\uBHF!~HUBeq~~8.1~~{{STN|Nakasu-Kawabata}}
\uSTR\uBHF~~ ~~ ~~→ {{STN|Gofukumachi|Fukuoka}} ↓ {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|h|name=y}}
\uBHF\uSTRl~~9.1~~{{STN|Gion|Fukuoka}}
BHFq!~HUBa\umKRZu\STRq~~↔ {{rcb|JR Kyushu|Kagoshima|yes}}
BHFq!~HUB\umKRZu\STRq~~↔ {{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=y}}
HUBlf\uBHF!~HUBeq\~~9.8~~{{STN|Hakata}}
\uKRZWu\~~Mikasa River
\uBHF\~~11.0~~{{STN|Higashi-Hie}}
FLUG\uKBHFe\~~13.1~~{{STN|Fukuokakūkō}} ({{rint|air}}[[Fukuoka Airport]]) }}
}}
[[File:福岡市営地下鉄「福岡空港駅」アクセスホール改札口.jpg|thumb|Fukuokakūkō (Airport) Station]]
The {{nihongo|'''Kūkō Line'''|空港線|Kūkō-sen|"Airport Line"}} is a [[rapid transit|subway]] line, part of the [[Fukuoka City Subway]] system in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], Japan. It connects [[Meinohama Station|Meinohama]], [[Nishi-ku, Fukuoka|Nishi Ward]] to [[Fukuokakūkō Station|Fukuokakūkō]] ([[Fukuoka Airport]]), [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata Ward]], all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is orange. 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 [[Automatic train operation|ATO]] system. However, [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR]] train cars (from Chikuhi Line) are operated manually.
This is the only subway line in Japan that [[airport rail link|directly links to an airport]]. Although [[Toei Asakusa Line]] trains in [[Tokyo]] also serve airports ([[Narita International Airport|Narita]] and [[Haneda Airport|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 service]]s with.
The Kūkō Line goes through many important areas of the city, namely Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata, and the airport.
== Station list ==
All stations aer in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Station name
!Japanese
!Distance (km)
!Transfers
! Location
|-
! colspan="6" | ↑ '''[[Through service|Some through services]] to/from {{STN|Nishi-Karatsu}} via the {{ric|JR Kyushu|Chikuhi|name=y}} and the [[Karatsu Line]]''' ↑
|-
|{{FKSN|K|01}}|| [[Meinohama Station|Meinohama]] || 姪浜 || align="right" | 0 || [[Chikuhi Line]] (JK01) (through service) || [[Nishi-ku, Fukuoka|Nishi]]
|-
|{{FKSN|K|02}}|| [[Muromi Station|Muromi]] || 室見 || align="right" | 1.5 || || rowspan="3" | [[Sawara-ku, Fukuoka|Sawara]]
|-
|{{FKSN|K|03}}|| [[Fujisaki Station (Fukuoka)|Fujisaki]] || 藤崎 || align="right" | 2.3 ||
|-
|{{FKSN|K|04}}|| [[Nishijin Station|Nishijin]] || 西新 || align="right" | 3.4 ||
|-
|{{FKSN|K|05}}|| [[Tōjinmachi Station|Tōjinmachi]] || 唐人町 || align="right" | 4.6 || || rowspan="4" | [[Chuo-ku, Fukuoka|Chūō]]
|-
|{{FKSN|K|06}}|| [[Ōhorikōen Station|Ōhorikōen]] || 大濠公園 || align="right" | 5.4 ||
|-
|{{FKSN|K|07}}|| [[Akasaka Station (Fukuoka)|Akasaka]] || 赤坂 || align="right" | 6.5 ||
|-
|{{FKSN|K|08}}|| [[Tenjin Station|Tenjin]] || 天神 || align="right" | 7.3 || {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|n|name=y}} ([[Tenjin-Minami Station|Tenjin-minami]] (N16))<br />[[Tenjin Omuta Line|Tenjin-Ōmuta Line]] ([[Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station|Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)]] )
|-
|{{FKSN|K|09}}|| [[Nakasu-Kawabata Station|Nakasu-Kawabata]] || 中洲川端 || align="right" | 8.1 || {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|h|name=y}} (H01) (through service) || rowspan="1" | [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata]]
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | ↓ '''[[Through service|Some through services]] to/from {{STN|Kaizuka|Fukuoka}} via the {{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|h|name=y}}''' ↓
|-
|{{FKSN|K|10}}|| [[Gion Station (Fukuoka)|Gion]] || 祇園 || align="right" | 9.1 || || rowspan="4" | [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata]]
|-
|{{FKSN|K|11}}|| [[Hakata Station|Hakata]] || 博多 || align="right" | 9.8 || [[Kyushu Shinkansen]], [[Kagoshima Main Line]], [[Sasaguri Line]] ([[Fukuhoku Yutaka Line]])<br />[[Hakata Minami Line]], [[Sanyō Shinkansen]]
{{ric|Fukuoka City Subway|n|name=n}} (N18)
|-
|{{FKSN|K|12}}|| [[Higashi-Hie Station|Higashi-Hie]] || 東比恵 || align="right" | 11.0 ||
|-
|{{FKSN|K|13}}|| {{STN|Fukuokakūkō}} ([[Fukuoka Airport]]) || 福岡空港 || align="right" | 13.1 ||
|}
Through services to/from the [[Hakozaki Line]] do not continue onto the [[Chikuhi Line]] (and vice versa); they terminate at [[Meinohama Station]] instead.
==Rolling stock==
===Fukuoka Subway===
* [[Fukuoka Subway 1000 series|1000 series]] (since 1981)
* [[Fukuoka Subway 2000 series|2000 series]] (since 1992)
* [[Fukuoka Subway 4000 series|4000 series]] (from Autumn 2024, planned)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-11-30 |title= |script-title=ja:福岡市地下鉄空港線・箱崎線へ新型車両「4000系」導入 24年秋ごろ運用開始 |trans-title=New 4000 series trains to be introduced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line. Operation will begin around fall 2024. |url=https://tetsudo-ch.com/12926864.html |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Tetsudo Channel |language=ja}}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Fukuoka-Series1000_09.jpg|A 1000 series set in December 2021
File:Fukuoka-SeriesN2000_22.jpg|A 2000 series set in December 2021
</gallery>
===JR Kyushu===
* [[103 series#103-1500 series|103-1500 series]] (since 1982)
* [[303 series]] (since 2000)
* [[305 series]] (since 2015)
A fleet of six new [[305 series]] 6-car [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) commuter trains was introduced on through services to and from the Chikuhi Line from February 2015.<ref name="hobidas20140801">{{cite web |date=1 August 2014 |title=JR九州 筑肥線に305系通勤型直流電車投入 |trans-title=JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line |url=http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/141079.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123120228/https://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/141079.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |access-date=1 August 2014 |work=Tetsudo Hobidas |publisher=Neko Publishing |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref>
<gallery>
File:JR-Series103-1500-E12.jpg|A 103-1500 series set in January 2019
File:Series303-Chikuhi-Line.jpg|A 303 series set in August 2017
File:JR-Series305-W5.jpg|A 305 series set in January 2019
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Airport rail link]]
*[[List of railway lines in Japan]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110082836/http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/index.html Fukuoka City Subway official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609142732/http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/index.html Fukuoka City Subway official website] {{in lang|en}}
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