Fukuoka City and the Fukuoka Directive Council (FDC) invite applications from all over Japan for verification test projects that lead to solutions to social issues, etc., using advanced technologies such as AI and IoT. Excellent projects are carried out as the ‘Fukuoka City Support Project for Verification Test’.

Since 31 May 2022, the ‘credit card touch payment verification test at railway station’ has been implemented at a total of seven stations on the Kuko Line and Hakozaki Line of Fukuoka City Subway. In response to many requests to expand the number of stations available to the service, the experiment will be expanded to all 36 stations on the three lines in conjunction with the opening of the Nanakuma Line extension. This will be the first time in Japan for the subway to introduce touch-sensitive payment at all stations.

The number of payment brands will be expanded from the current one to six to increase convenience in the run-up to a full-scale recovery in inbound tourism. The demonstration period will be extended until Sunday 31 March 2024 to test the effectiveness of the system.

How to Use
Payment for underground fares is completed by touching a credit card to a special reader attached to an automatic ticket gate. You can make payments by debit card, prepaid card, smartphones and wearable devices as well.

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Touch in at the start of your journey　→　Getting on the train　→　Touch out at the end of your journey

*Touch the reader at the manned gate EXEPT FOR following stations; Tojinmachi, Tenjin, Nakasu-Kawabata (Kawabata side), Hakata, Fukuoka-kuko (Airport), Kushida Shrine, Tenjin-minami (Chuo/Central Gate), Yakuin, and Fukudai-mae.
*Service available to adult rate only.
*Usage history of contactless pay ride can be viewed after the membership registration by accessing the site from the following URL provided by QUADRAC.（Q-move  https://q-move.info/)

For general information on the subway service, please visit the Fukuoka City Subway official web site.