is a subway station on the

Fukuoka City Subway The serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line). The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japa ...

Hakozaki Line The 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. Official ...

in Hakata-ku,

Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

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. Its station symbol is the face of Ebisu in violet. Tohka-Ebisu shrine ( :ja:十日恵比須神社) is near this station.

Lines

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Platforms

Vicinity

*Fukuoka Prefectural Government *Prefectural Police Head Station *several Elementary and High Schools * Sofuku-ji Temple *Higashi Park

History

*September 12, 1983: Decision about building the station *April 27, 1984: Opening of the station *January 31, 1986: Line connecting from

Other

In its planning phase the name "Chiyomachi Station" has been used, due to its location in the Chiyo area. But because it's near the Prefectural Government Agency the final name is Chiyo-Kenchōguchi.

References

External links

Fukuoka City Subway station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1984 Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Hakozaki Line {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub