Meijō Line


     Meijō Line

Entrance to Shiyakusho (City Hall) Station
Overview
Type Rapid Transit
System Nagoya Municipal Subway
Locale Nagoya, Japan
Stations 28
Daily ridership 197,082[1] (2008) (including Meikō Line)
Operation
Operator(s) Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Character Hatchii
Rolling stock 2000 series
Technical
Track length 26.4 kilometres (16.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
Electrification Third rail 600 V DC
Operating speed 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)

The Meijō Line (名城線 Meijō-sen?) is a subway line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway (名古屋市営地下鉄 Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu?) system in Nagoya, Japan. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, through Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations carry the letter M followed by a number. Officially, the line is consisted of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第2号線 Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ni-gō-sen?), the western part, and Line 4 (第4号線 Dai-yon-gō-sen?), the eastern part. All the stations accept Tranpass, a prepaid magnetic card.

This is the second loop subway line built in Japan, after Toei Ōedo Line. Ōedo Line, however, has a railway zig zag at Tochōmae, meaning Meijō Line is the first (and currently the only) true loop subway line in the nation. The line is longer than JR Ōsaka Loop Line (21.7 km), but shorter than JR Yamanote Line (34.5 km). It takes 48 minutes to complete the loop.

The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城 Nagoya-jō?).

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Basic data

History

The first section of Line 2, between Sakae-machi (current Sakae) and Shiyakusho, opened in 1965. The line was nicknamed Meijō Line in 1969, and the extension was completed in 1971. Line 4, on the other hand, opened its first section between Aratama-bashi and Kanayama in 1974. The line was extended fairly recently, and the extension completed in 2004, making a loop line together with Line 2. At this timing, the whole loop line was re-nicknamed as Meijō Line, and the section of Line 2 between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, out of the loop, changed its nickname to Meikō Line.

Stations

Listed clockwise:

Number Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location
M01 Kanayama 金山 0 km JR: Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line
Meitetsu: Nagoya Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1, Meikō Line (E01) 2		 Naka Nagoya, Aichi
M02 Higashi Betsuin 東別院 0.7 km
M03 Kamimaezu 上前津 1.6 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line (T09)
M04 Yabachō 矢場町 2.3 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1
M05 Sakae 栄 3 km Meitetsu: Seto Line (Sakaemachi)
Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H10)
M06 Hisaya-ōdōri 久屋大通 3.4 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S05)
M07 Shiyakusho (City Hall) 市役所 4.3 km
M08 Meijō Kōen 名城公園 5.4 km Kita
M09 Kurokawa 黒川 6.4 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1
M10 Shiga-hondōri 志賀本通 7.4 km
M11 Heian-dōri 平安通 8.2 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kamiiida Line (K02)
M12 Ōzone 大曽根 8.9 km JR: Chūō Main Line
Meitetsu: Seto Line
Nagoya Guideway Bus: Yutorīto Line (Y01)
M13 Nagoya Dome-mae Yada ナゴヤドーム前矢田 9.7 km Nagoya Guideway Bus: Yutorīto Line (Y02) Higashi
M14 Sunadabashi 砂田橋 10.6 km Nagoya Guideway Bus: Yutorīto Line (Y03)
M15 Chayagasaka 茶屋ヶ坂 11.5 km Chikusa
M16 Jiyūgaoka 自由ヶ丘 12.7 km
M17 Motoyama 本山 14.1 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H16)
M18 Nagoya Daigaku 名古屋大学 15.1 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1
M19 Yagoto Nisseki 八事日赤 16.2 km Shōwa
M20 Yagoto 八事 17.2 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line (T15)
M21 Sōgō Rihabiri Center 総合リハビリセンター 18.5 km Mizuho
M22 Mizuho Undōjō Higashi 瑞穂運動場東 19.5 km
M23 Aratama-bashi 新瑞橋 20.7 km Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S14)
M24 Myōon-dōri 妙音通 21.4 km
M25 Horita 堀田 22.2 km
M26 Temma-chō 伝馬町 23.4 km Atsuta
M27 Jingū-Nishi 神宮西 24.4 km
M28 Nishi Takakura 西高蔵 25.3 km
M01 Kanayama 金山 26.4 km Naka
1: Planned lines.
2: There is a through service to/from Meijō Line.

See also

References

  1. ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 

External links

Mass transit in Nagoya (Chūkyō)
Municipal Subway lines
Higashiyama (H) • Kamiiida (K) • Meijō (M) • Meikō (E) • Sakura-dōri (S) • Tsurumai (T)
Meitetsu lines
■Airport • ■Hiromi • ■Inuyama • ■Kakamigahara • ■Komaki • ■Kōwa • ■Monorail • ■Nagoya • ■Seto • ■Tokoname • ■Toyota • ■Bisai
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JR Central lines
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