Kanayama Station (Aichi)

Kanayama Station
金山駅
Location
Prefecture Aichi
(See other stations in Aichi)
City Nagoya
Neighborhood etc. Atsuta-ku and Naka-ku
(in Japanese)名古屋市熱田区・中区
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Central
Nagoya Railroad
City of Nagoya Transportation Bureau
Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Kanayama Station (金山駅 Kanayama-eki) is a railway station partly in Naka-ku, and partly in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. This station is a concentrated terminal of JR Central, Meitetsu and Nagoya Municipal Subway. This is the main access terminal to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, and provides access to Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

JR Central Kanayama Station

JR Central
JR Kanayama Station
JR 金山駅
Location
Prefecture Aichi
City Nagoya
Ward Naka
Neighborhood etc. Kanayama 1-17-18
(in Japanese)名古屋市中区金山一丁目17-18
History
Year opened 1962
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Central
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Chuo Main Line
Statistics 56,759 passengers/day 2008

JR Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on January 25, 1962, after Meitetsu Kanayama. It is a main stop on the Chūō Line and the Tōkaidō Line. On the Tōkaidō Main Line, there is a rapid train known as the Home Liner, and on the Chūō Main Line, there is a rapid train known as the Central Liner. There is a special wicket that allows passengers to transfer from JR lines to Meitetsu lines, which is possible because the Meitetsu tracks are within the JR tracks. There is also a service counter. Business hours at the ticket counter are from 5:30 am to 11:50 pm.[1]

Lines

Layout

Platforms

1 ■Chūō Main Line For Kōzōji, Tajimi, Mizunami, Ena, and Nakatsugawa
2 ■Chūō Main Line For Nagoya
3 ■Tōkaidō Main Line For Ōbu, Kariya, Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Taketoyo
4 ■Tōkaidō Main Line For Owari-Ichinomiya, Gifu, and Ōgaki

There are two physical platforms for four lines. The two physical platforms straddle the platforms of Meitetsu Kanayama, which are sandwiched in the middle. Platforms 1 and 2 are for the Chūō Line, with Platform 1 serving trains bound for Tajimi Station and Platform 2 serving trains bound for Nagoya Station. Platforms 3 and 4 are for the Tōkaidō Line, with Platform 3 serving trains bound for Toyohashi Station and Platform 4 serving trains bound for Nagoya Station.[1]

The station is completely accessible inside the gates for passengers with disabilities.[2]

Meitetsu Kanayama Station

Nagoya Railroad
Meitetsu Kanayama Station
名鉄 金山駅
Location
Prefecture Aichi
City Nagoya
Ward Atsuta
Neighborhood etc. Kanayama-cho 1-1-18
(in Japanese)名古屋市熱田区金山町一丁目1-18
History
Year opened 1944
Former name Kanayamabashi Station
Present name since 1989
Rail services
Operator(s) Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Nagoya Main Line
Statistics 73,167 passengers/day 2008

Meitetsu Kanayama station holds the distinction of being the oldest of the three stations that make up Kanayama Station, having been operating since September 1, 1944. Originally it was known as Kanayamabashi Station.

Layout

There are three wickets, namely the West Wicket, Central Wicket, and East Wicket. There is also a special wicket that allows transfers between JR and Meitetsu Lines.[3]

Platforms

2 island platforms serve 4 tracks.

1, 2 ■Nagoya Line for Nagoya, Ichinomiya and Gifu
■Inuyama Line
Hiromi Line		 for Iwakura, Inuyama, Shin Unuma and Shin Kani
■Tsushima Line
Bisai Line		 for Tsushima, Saya and Yatomi
3, 4 ■Nagoya Line
Toyokawa Line		 for Jingū-mae, Narumi, Chiryū, Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi and Toyokawa-inari
■Nishio Line for Nishio, and Kira Yoshida
■Tokoname Line
Airport Line		 for Ōtagawa, Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport
■Kowa Line
Chita New Line		 for Chita Handa, Kōwa and Utsumi

Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station
名古屋市営地下鉄 金山駅
Location
Prefecture Aichi
City Nagoya
Ward Naka
Neighborhood etc. Kanayama 1-13-11
(in Japanese)名古屋市中区金山一丁目13-11
History
Year opened 1967
Rail services
Station number(s) M01
E01
Operator(s) Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s) Meijō Line
Meikō Line
Statistics 71,314 passengers/day 2008

The subway portion of Kanayama Station was opened on March 30, 1967. Kanayama Station includes a stop on the Meijō Line and Meikō Line. Inside the gates is a small Doutor Coffee shop open every day from 7 am to 9:30 pm.[4]

Lines

Layout

Platforms

1 ■Meijō Line for Aratama-bashi, Yagoto, and Motoyama
2 ■Meikō Line for Tōkai-dōri and Nagoyakō
3 ■Meijō Line from Nagoyako for Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone
4 ■Meijō Line from Aratama-bashi for Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone

There are four platforms. Platforms 3 and 4, on one physical platform, both serve trains bound for Sakae Station and Ōzone Station. The other physical platform has trains bound for Nagoyakō Station on Platform 2 and trains bound for Aratama-bashi Station on Platform 1.[5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Meijō Line
Nishi Takakura
Hibino		 - Higashi Betsuin
Meikō Line
Hibino - Higashi Betsuin (Meijo Line)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 金山駅 [Kanayama Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. ↑ バリアフリー [Barrier-free Kanayama Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. ↑ 金山 [Kanayama] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ↑ 駅構内店舗 [Shops inside the Station] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  5. ↑ 駅構内図 [Diagram of Station Interior] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

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Coordinates: 35°08′36″N 136°54′03″E / 35.1432528°N 136.9009513°E