Fukuoka City Subway
| Fukuoka City Subway | |||
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A 3000A series train at Tenjin-Minami Station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 福岡市地下鉄 Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu | ||
| Locale | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 36 | ||
| Website | Fukuoka City Subway | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 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) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
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The Fukuoka City Subway (福岡市地下鉄, Fukuoka-shi Chikatetsu) is a subway system that serves Fukuoka, Japan.
The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (福岡市交通局, Fukuoka-shi Kōtsūkyoku). 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. This superseded the prepaid magnetic card systems.