Gion Station (Fukuoka)

Gion Station 祇園駅
Exit #5
Location	Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan
Operated by	Fukuoka City Subway
Line(s)	Kūkō Line
Other information
Station code	K10
History
Opened	1983/3/22
Traffic

Passengers (^[1])	5,243 daily

Gion Station (祇園駅, Gion-eki) is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a person in traditional clothes, representing the famous Gion Yamakasa Festival, held in July each year.

Lines

Fukuoka City Subway
- Kūkō Line

Tracks

1	■ Kūkō Line	for Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2	■ Kūkō Line	for Tenjin, Meinohama and Chikuzen-Maebaru

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kūkō Line
Nakasu-Kawabata		-	Hakata

Vicinity

Canal City Hakata
TVQ Kyūshū Broadcasting
Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce
Hakata Ward Office
Kushida Shrine
Tochoji Temple
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum

References

https://gionfestival.org/blog-ofune-boko-return/

↑ Year 2006

Stations of the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line

(Chikuhi Line<<) Meinohama Muromi Fujisaki Nishijin Tōjinmachi Ōhorikōen Akasaka Tenjin Nakasu-Kawabata(>>Hakozaki Line) Gion Hakata Higashi-Hie Fukuokakūkō

Coordinates: 33°35′39″N 130°24′53″E / 33.59417°N 130.41472°E / 33.59417; 130.41472

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