Hakozaki Line

Hakozaki Line
Hakozaki Line
	Fukuoka City Subway 2000 series train
Overview
Native name	箱崎はこざき線せん
Owner	Fukuoka City Subway
Locale	Fukuoka
Termini	Nakasu-Kawabata; Kaizuka;
Color on map	Blue
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Fukuoka City Subway
Services	7
Rolling stock	1000 series, 2000 series
History
Opened	20 April 1982; 42 years ago
Technical
Line length	4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	176 m (577 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	75 km/h (45 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Hakozaki Line (箱崎はこざき線せん, Hakozaki-sen) is a subway line, which forms part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It connects Nakasu-Kawabata in Hakata Ward with Kaizuka in Higashi Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is blue. Officially, the line is called Line 2 (Hakozaki Line) (2号線ごうせん(箱崎はこざき線せん), Ni-gō-sen (Hakozaki-sen)). Like other Fukuoka City Subway lines, stations are equipped with automatic platform gates, and trains are automatically operated by ATO system.

Service outline

The line has a through service with the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line. Half of its trains go through the Kūkō Line, while the remainder terminate within the Hakozaki Line. Unlike the Kūkō Line, there is no through service with the JR Chikuhi Line.

Stations

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
↑ Through services to/from Meinohama via the Kūkō Line ↑
H01	Nakasu-Kawabata	中洲なかす川端かわばた	0.0	Kūkō Line (through service)	Hakata	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
H02	Gofukumachi	呉服ごふく町まち	0.5
H03	Chiyo-Kenchōguchi	千代ちよ県庁けんちょう口こう	1.2
H04	Maidashi-Kyūdai-byōin-mae	馬出九大病院前まいだしきゅうだいびょういんまえ	2.1		Higashi
H05	Hakozaki-Miyamae	箱崎宮前はこざきみやまえ	2.9
H06	Hakozaki-Kyūdai-mae	箱崎九大前はこざききゅうだいまえ	3.7
H07	Kaizuka	貝塚かいづか	4.7	Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line

Rolling stock

1000 series (since 1982)
2000 series (since 1992)
4000 series (from 2024, planned)^[1]

History

The line opened on 20 April 1982, initially named "Line 2", operating between Nakasu-Kawabata and Gofukumachi.^[2] The entire line to Kaizuka was opened on 12 November 1986.^[2]

References

^ 福岡ふくおか市し地下鉄ちかてつ空港線くうこうせん・箱崎はこざき線せんへ新型しんがた車両しゃりょう「4000系けい」導入どうにゅう 24年ねん秋あきごろ運用うんよう開始かいし [New 4000 series trains to be introduced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line. Operation will begin around fall 2024.]. Tetsudo Channel (in Japanese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b 私鉄してつ車両しゃりょう編成へんせい表ひょう 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.

External links

Fukuoka City Subway official website (in Japanese)
Fukuoka City Subway official website (in English)

[1] 福岡ふくおか市し地下鉄ちかてつ空港線くうこうせん・箱崎はこざき線せんへ新型しんがた車両しゃりょう「4000系けい」導入どうにゅう 24年ねん秋あきごろ運用うんよう開始かいし [New 4000 series trains to be introduced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line. Operation will begin around fall 2024.]. Tetsudo Channel (in Japanese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[jrrprivate2014-2] 私鉄してつ車両しゃりょう編成へんせい表ひょう 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.

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