is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway

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 . Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines....

 Hakozaki Line in Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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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

Chiyo-Kenchoguchi Station

is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is the face of Ebisu in violet.- Platforms :- Adjacent stations :-Vicinity:*Fukuoka Prefectural Government...

 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

Dove

Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...

, 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.

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka Prefectural Government Office
• Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters
• Hakata Revenue Office
• Kyushu University
  Kyushu University
  Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
  
   (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
  Maidashi ryokuchi
  Maidashi Ryokuchi is a public park in Higashi ward, Fukuoka, Japan. Set in Fukuoka's greenbelt the park is an example of the re-use of abandoned railway land in an urban setting...
  
  
• Yoshizuka Station
  Yoshizuka Station
  is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. is nearby....
  
  (JR Kyushu)

External links

• Fukuoka Subway Maidashi-Kyūdaibyōinmae Station information