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 ...

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. The station's name, which is the longest for a Japan subway station, means "Front of Kyushu University Hospital in Maidashi".

Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific ...

is, however, closer to the hospital. Maidashi-kyūdai byōin mae is the station closest to the Prefectural Government office. The symbol on the sign is a

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, representing peace and nursing (a reference to the nearby hospital).

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform located in the second basement, serving two tracks.

History

The station opened on 27 April 1984 as a terminus of the subway line.

Surrounding area

* Fukuoka Prefectural Government Office * Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters * Hakata Revenue Office *

Kyushu University , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu. It was the 4th Imperial University in Japan, ranked as 4th in 2020 Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings, one of the top 10 Design ...

(medical school, dental School, school of medicine, attached to hospital) * Hakata girls' high school and junior high school * Fukuoka city Maidashi elementary school * Nagatsuka-bushi song memorial * Higashi Park * Maidashi ryokuchi

References

External links

Fukuoka City Subway Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maidashi Kyudaibyoinmae Station Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Hakozaki Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1984