Kanayama Station (Aichi)

Kanayama Station 金山駅
Location	Atsuta-ku and Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Japan
Operated by	JR Central Nagoya Railroad City of Nagoya Transportation Bureau
Connections	Bus terminal

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 Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on January 25, 1962 (1962-01-25), 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

• Tōkaidō Line
  • for Nagoya, Gifu and Ōgaki
  • for Ōbu, Kariya, Okazaki, Gamagōri, Toyohashi and Hamamatsu
• Chūō Line
  • for Nagoya
  • for Kōzōji, Tajimi and Nakatsugawa

Layout

Platforms

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]

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  Ticket Gate
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  Ticket Gate and Tōkai Tours ticket office

Meitetsu Kanayama Station

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 (1944-09-01). 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]

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  Diagram of Meitetsu Kanayama Station's Tracks
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  Platform of Meitetsu Kanayama Station
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  Ticket Gate

Platforms

2 island platforms serve 4 tracks.

Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station

The subway portion of Kanayama Station was opened on March 30, 1967 (1967-03-30). 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

• Meijō Line (Station Number: M01)
  • for Sakae and Ōzone
  • for Aratama-bashi and Nagoya Daigaku (Nagoya University)
• Meikō Line (Station Number: E01)
  • for Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port)

Layout

Platforms

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

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  Platforms 1 and 2
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  Platforms 2 and 3

See also

• Media related to Kanayama Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons

References

External links

• Nagoya Transportation Bureau's page on Kanayama Subway Station (Japanese)
• Asunal Kanayama (shopping and dining) (Japanese)

Mass transit in Nagoya (Chūkyō)
Municipal Subway lines	H  Higashiyama   M  Meijō   E  Meikō   T  Tsurumai   S  Sakura-dōri   K  Kamiiida
Meitetsu lines	Owari (Western Aichi)   NH  Nagoya   TB   Tsushima   TB    BS   Bisai   IY   Inuyama   KM   Komaki   ST   Seto Chita Peninsula   TA   Tokoname   TA   Airport   KC   Kōwa   KC   Chita   CH   Chikkō Mikawa (Eastern Aichi)   TK   Toyokawa   MU    MY   Mikawa   TT   Toyota   GN   Nishio   GN   Gamagōri Mino (Southern Gifu)   KG   Kakamigahara   HM   Hiromi   TH   Takehana   TH   Hashima
Kintetsu lines (Osaka-Nagoya Line area)	E   Nagoya   K   Yunoyama   L   Suzuka   M   Yamada   M   Toba   M   Shima
JR Central lines	Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen Conventional lines Tōkaidō Chūō Kansai Iida Taketoyo Takayama Taita Kisei Sangū Meishō
Other lines	Minor private railway Toyotetsu City line (Azumada) Atsumi Sangi Sangi Hokusei Yōrō Jōhoku The third sector former JNR lines Aikan (Aichi Loop) Akechi Nagaragawa (Etumi South) Tarumi Ise   AN   Aonami (West Nagoya Port) Yokkaichi Asunarou Utsube Hachiōji HSST   L   Linimo (Tobu Kyuryo) Guided bus   Y   Yutorito (Shidami)
Cable and Ropeway	Gozaisho Ropeway
Bus	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya Nagoya Municipal Bus Key Route Bus (BRT) Meitetsu Group Meitetsu Bus Gifu Bus Chita Noriai Kintetsu Group Mie Kotsu Willer Express (long distance)
Terminals	Rail Nagoya/Meitetsu Nagoya/Kintetsu Nagoya Kanayama Ōzone Sakae/Sakaemachi Gifu/Meitetsu Gifu Toyohashi/Shin-toyohashi/Ekimae Airports Centrair Komaki Ports Nagoya Yokkaichi Kinuura (Handa and Hekinan) Mikawa (Toyohashi)
Miscellaneous	Transport in Greater Nagoya Ferry operators Taiheiyo Ferry (regional) Ise Bay Ferry Meitetsu Tourist Ferry Cards Manaca TOICA Tranpass
Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Sendai Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

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