{"id":155836,"date":"2023-08-08T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=155836&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:51:23","slug":"fukuoka-subway-boosts-service-to-ease-congestion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-subway-boosts-service-to-ease-congestion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Subway Boosts Service to Ease Congestion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address rising congestion, the Nanakuma subway line in Fukuoka City will add six round trips during peak hours from August 19th. This decision comes after passenger counts increased to 1.5 times pre-pandemic levels since the line&#8217;s March extension. Despite efforts to promote &#8220;off-peak commuting,&#8221; congestion remains an issue. The new schedule reduces wait times to every 3 minutes 15 seconds in the morning and 5 minutes in the evening. The city is also considering adding more train cars, but decisions hinge on congestion patterns. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/topics\/detail.php?id=1818\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City Subway <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230807\/5010021468.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_nanakuma-line-subway-platform_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Subway Boosts Service to Ease Congestion\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_nanakuma-line-subway-platform_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_nanakuma-line-subway-platform_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_nanakuma-line-subway-platform_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_nanakuma-line-subway-platform_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To address rising congestion, the Nanakuma subway line in Fukuoka City will add six round trips during peak hours from August 19th. This decision comes after passenger counts increased to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":155839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-155836","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/155836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}