The Nanakuma Subway Line, which connects the southwestern part of Fukuoka City with the Tenjin area, has been extended to Hakata Station, greatly improving access to the Shinkansen station and Fukuoka Airport.
【Updated from time to time】Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line Extension Opens! (NHK Fukuoka Broadcasting Station)
The Nanakuma Subway Line operated by Fukuoka City connects the southwestern part of the city with downtown Tenjin-Minami Station, but it is not directly connected to Hakata Station or the subway line that passes through the airport, so it took a long time to change trains along the way to use the Shinkansen or airplane.
Under these circumstances, the 1.4-kilometer extension work from Tenjin Minami Station to Hakata Station, which the city has been promoting to improve the convenience of transportation access, was completed, and this section began operation on the 27th.
The opening ceremony held on the platform of Hakata Station on the brand new Nanakuma Line was packed with railway fans, and some passengers were waiting for the train the most without sleeping.
At half past five in the morning, the first train left Hakata Station at the signal of the station master.
With this extension, the time required from stations along the line to Hakata Station will be reduced by 5 minutes.
A passenger who was going to Shin-Yamaguchi Station by Shinkansen via Hakata Station from along the Nanakuma Line said, "It was quite easy because I usually changed to a bus on the way to Hakata Station.
The extension work, which cost a total of about 600 billion yen, was delayed by two years from the original schedule due to the large-scale collapse accident that occurred in front of Hakata Station in 2016, and it took nine years to complete, but the city's transportation bureau said, "We will do our best to be loved by the citizens for a long time."