七隈線 (Nanakuma Line) · Line introduction

From the western suburbs to Hakata

The green Nanakuma Line (N) runs 18 stations from Hashimoto to Hakata. It starts in the south-western suburbs, swings past Fukuoka University, climbs north through Ropponmatsu and Yakuin to Tenjin-minami, and since March 2023 continues through Kushida Shrine to Hakata Station. Every station is included, so either direction is a full terminal-to-terminal run.

Route and transfers

The map keeps the line's real shape: east along the southern hills, a sharp turn north at Fukuoka University, and the eastward hook through the centre. Change to the Kuko Line at Hakata. Tenjin-minami is its own station, a walk from the Kuko Line's Tenjin, so Route Planner treats them separately. The line uses compact four-car linear-motor trains, the 3000 and 3000A series.

Typing rhythm

The readings are the trap here. 別府 is べふ, not the hot-spring town's べっぷ. 野芥 is のけ, 賀茂 is かも, and 茶山 is ちゃやま. 六本松 needs the small っ in ろっぽんまつ, and 桜坂 is さくらざか with a voiced ざ. 薬院大通 (やくいんおおどおり) and 渡辺通 (わたなべどおり) both end on どおり, and 櫛田神社前 (くしだじんじゃまえ) closes the run. Check the kana before you speed up.

Line data

Everything below is derived from the station data the game runs on, so it always matches what you actually type on the 七隈線 — all 18 stops of it.

Operator: Fukuoka City Subway
Line symbol: N
Stations: 18
Shape: Terminal to terminal
Termini: 橋本 — 博多

How much typing is this?

Typing every station name on this line takes 161 keystrokes, an average of 8.9 per station. The longest name is 櫛田神社前 (kushida-jinja-mae) at 15 keystrokes; the shortest is 賀茂 (kamo) at 4. Those counts come from running each name's kana through the game's own romaji engine, so they are what your fingers actually do — not the length of the printed spelling.

Along the way: 1 names contain a small っ, which doubles the next consonant; 2 contain a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ, where the engine accepts both the Hepburn and Kunrei spellings (sha or sya, shu or syu); and 1 end in ん, whose trailing n folds into whatever comes next rather than standing alone.

Where you can change trains

1 of the 18 stations on this line connect to another line in the game. Follow any symbol to that line's guide.

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Every station on the line

All 18 stations in order, with the official station number, the name in kanji, the kana the typing is derived from, and its Hepburn romaji.

#	No.	Station	Kana	Romaji
1	N01	橋本	はしもと	hashimoto
2	N02	次郎丸	じろうまる	jiromaru
3	N03	賀茂	かも	kamo
4	N04	野芥	のけ	noke
5	N05	梅林	うめばやし	umebayashi
6	N06	福大前	ふくだいまえ	fukudaimae
7	N07	七隈	ななくま	nanakuma
8	N08	金山	かなやま	kanayama
9	N09	茶山	ちゃやま	chayama
10	N10	別府	べふ	befu
11	N11	六本松	ろっぽんまつ	ropponmatsu
12	N12	桜坂	さくらざか	sakurazaka
13	N13	薬院大通	やくいんおおどおり	yakuin-odori
14	N14	薬院	やくいん	yakuin
15	N15	渡辺通	わたなべどおり	watanabe-dori
16	N16	天神南	てんじんみなみ	tenjin-minami
17	N17	櫛田神社前	くしだじんじゃまえ	kushida-jinja-mae
18	N18	博多	はかた	hakata