Maidashi-Kyūdai-byōin-mae Station

Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station (馬出九大病院前駅, Maidashi-kyūdai-byōin-mae-eki) is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Fukuoka, Japan.

H04 Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station 馬出九大病院前駅
Fukuoka City Subway station
Station entrance
General information
Location	Higashi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan
Operated by	Fukuoka City Subway
Line(s)	Hakozaki Line
Connections	JR Kyushu (Yoshizuka Station)
Other information
Station code	H04
History
Opened	April 27, 1984; 40 years ago (April 27, 1984)
Services
Preceding station Fukuoka City Subway Following station Chiyo-Kenchōguchi H03 towards Nakasu-Kawabata Hakozaki Line Hakozaki-Miyamae H05 towards Kaizuka

Station sign and symbol

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, 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 dove, 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.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka Prefectural Government Office
• Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters
• Hakata Revenue Office
• Kyushu University (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

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 279. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

External links

Media related to Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fukuoka City Subway Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station information (in Japanese)

33.6096°N 130.4194°E / 33.6096; 130.4194