Nanakuma Line

The Nanakuma Line (七隈線, Nanakuma-sen) is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It runs from Hashimoto Station in Nishi Ward to Tenjin-Minami Station in Chūō Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is green. Officially, the line is called Line 3 (Nanakuma Line) (3号線(七隈線), San-gō-sen (Nanakuma-sen)). Like other Fukuoka City Subway lines, stations are equipped with automatic platform gates, and trains are automatically operated by ATO system.

Nanakuma Line
3000 series trainsets at Hashimoto depot
Overview
OwnerFukuoka City Subway
LocaleFukuoka, Fukuoka
TerminiHashimoto
Tenjin-Minami
Stations16
Service
TypeRapid transit
Depot(s)Hashimoto
Rolling stock3000 series
History
Opened3 February 2005
Technical
Line length12.0 km (7.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map
km
0.0
 Hashimoto
Muromi River
1.0
 Jirōmaru
1.7
 Kamo
Kanakuzu River
2.6
 Noke
3.4
 Umebayashi
4.3
 Fukudaimae
4.9
 Nanakuma
5.7
 Kanayama
6.5
 Chayama
7.5
 Befu
Hī River
8.3
 Ropponmatsu
9.2
 Sakurazaka
10.2
 Yakuin-ōdōri
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
10.8
 Yakuin
11.3
 Watanabe-dōri
12.0
 Tenjin-Minami
00.0
opening
2022
00.↓
opening
2022
Nakagawa
Hakata River
(name undecided)
13.6
 Hakata

This is the fourth linear motor subway line to be built in Japan, opening on 3 February 2005. The Nanakuma Line was originally conceived in the 1960s to provide access to Nakamura Gakuen University and Fukuoka University, and in 1975 it was planned to run from Tenjin-Minami Station to Jōnan Station as a linear-motored subway, but the plan was subsequently amended for the line to end at Hashimoto Station.

The line links the Central business district and the southwestern part of the city, which did not have a railway transport. Construction on a 1.6 km (0.99 mi) extension from Tenjin-Minami to Hakata station via Canal City received its final planning permissions in 2014, and was initially expected to be completed by 2020.[1]

Stations
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
N01Hashimoto橋本0NishiFukuoka, Fukuoka
N02Jirōmaru次郎丸1.0Sawara
N03Kamo賀茂1.7
N04Noke野芥2.6
N05Umebayashi梅林3.4Jōnan
N06Fukudaimae福大前4.3
N07Nanakuma七隈4.9
N08Kanayama金山5.7
N09Chayama茶山6.5
N10Befu別府7.5
N11Ropponmatsu六本松8.3Chūō
N12Sakurazaka桜坂9.2
N13Yakuin-ōdōri薬院大通10.2
N14Yakuin薬院10.8Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line
N15Watanabe-dōri渡辺通11.3
N16Tenjin-Minami天神南12.0■ Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line, ■ Hakozaki Line (Tenjin)
Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line (Fukuoka)
N17Station planned中間駅TBDUnder construction (2022)
N18Hakata博多13.6Under construction (2022)
Transfers planned with:
■ Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line
Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Hakata Minami Line, Sanyō Shinkansen		Hakata

See also

References
  1. "Fukuoka's Nanakuma Line subway extension project receives final approval for construction Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport News Channel. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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