Meitetsu-Nagoya Station

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Entrance to the Meitetsu Nagoya Station
Entrance to the Meitetsu Nagoya Station
Ticket gate
Ticket gate

Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅 Meitetsu Nagoya eki?) is the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chūbu Centrair International Airport, which is connected with the station by the Rapid Express service started on January 29, 2005.

This station is built under the Meitetsu Department Store, therefore the station area is very narrow for the large number of passengers, but it is very difficult to enlarge the station. Therefore at this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot to go.

The station is adjacent to JR Central's Nagoya Station, the city's central station, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

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[edit] Riding spots

At Meitetsu Nagoya Station, passengers' riding spots are separated by their destinations. Additionally, Meitetsu have 2-door trains and 3-door trains, therefore passengers are required to wait at the spot with light on.

Track No.1 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Tsushima, Iwakura, Inuyama and Kani)

  • Blue Spot
for Meitetsu Gifu (via Konomiya and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya)
Rapid Ltd. Exp., Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express
  • Yellow Spot
for Meitetsu-Ichinomiya and Meitetsu-Gifu (via Sako, Sukaguchi and Shin-Kiyosu)
Local
There are only very few local trains for Gifu, so you should use local trains for Tsushima or transfer at Sukaguchi.
  • Green Spot
for Inuyama and Kani (via Iwakura and Konan)
Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express
  • Light Blue Spot
for Nishiharu and Iwakura
Local
  • Purple Spot
for Tsushima, Saya and Yatomi (via Sukaguchi)
Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express and Local

Track No.2 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Tsushima, Iwakura, Inuyama and Kani)
Track No.3 (for Higashi-Okazaki, Toyohashi, Nishio, Kowa, Utsumi and Central Japan International Airport)

  • These tracks are used only for passengers with seat reservation for a Rapid Ltd. Exp. and Limited Express and for arrival.

Track No.4 (for Higashi-Okazaki, Toyohashi, Nishio, Kowa, Utsumi and Central Japan International Airport)

  • Blue Spot
for Higashi-Okazaki ,Toyohashi and Nishio (via Narumi, Chiryu and Shin-Anjo)
Rapid Ltd. Exp., Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express
  • Yellow Spot
for Toyoake, Chiryu and Higashi-Okazaki (via Horita and Narumi)
Local
  • Green Spot
for Kowa, Utsumi and Central Japan International Airport (via Otagawa)
Limited Express, Rapid Express and Express
  • Light Blue Spot
for Otagawa, Tokoname and Chita-Handa (via Oe and Otagawa)
Local

[edit] Transfer

[edit] History

The station opened on August 12, 1941 and was known as Shin-Nagoya Station (新名古屋駅 Shin-Nagoya eki?) until it was renamed in early 2005.

[edit] Adjacent stations

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Stations of the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line


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