Kanayama Station (Aichi) Explained

Kanayama Station
Native Name:金山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Country:Japan
Connections: Bus terminal
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan

is a railway station in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The station is a concentrated terminal operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), and Nagoya Municipal Subway, and is the main access terminal to Chūbu Centrair International Airport.


Kanayama Station
Native Name:金山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Meitetsu station
Address:1-1-18 Kanayama-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
Country:Japan
Operator:Meitetsu
Line: Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Code:NH34
Former:Kanayamabashi (until 1989)
Passengers:73,167 daily
Pass Year:FY2008

Meitetsu Kanayama Station

Meitetsu Kanayama station is the oldest of the three stations that make up Kanayama Station, having been operating since 1 September 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.[1]

Platforms

There are two island platforms serving four tracks.

JR Central Kanayama Station


Kanayama Station
Native Name:金山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:1-17-18 Kanayama, Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Ground Level
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:52,408
Pass Year:FY2020 (Daily)

JR Central Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on 25 January 1962, after Meitetsu Kanayama. It is a main stop on the Chūō Main Line and the Tōkaidō Main 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 staffed ticket office.

Station numbering was introduced to the sections of the Tōkaidō and Chuo Lines operated JR Central in March 2018; Kanayama Station was assigned station number CA66 for the Tōkaidō Line and CF01 for the Chuo Line.[2] [3]

Lines

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.[4]

The station is completely accessible inside the gates for passengers with disabilities.[5]

Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station


Kanayama Station
Native Name:金山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:1-13-11 Kanayama, Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Country:Japan
Operator: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Code:M01
E01
Passengers:71,314 daily
Pass Year:FY2008

The subway portion of Kanayama Station opened on 30 March 1967 as a stop on the Meijō Line and Meikō Line.

Lines

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.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/rosenzu/line01/eki/1173660_1188.asp . ja:金山 . Kanayama . Nagoya Railroad . ja. 20 November 2010.
  2. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  4. Web site: http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/kanayama/map.html . ja:金山駅 . Kanayama Station . JR Central . ja. 20 November 2010.
  5. Web site: http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/kanayama/barrier-free.html . ja:バリアフリー . Barrier-free Kanayama Station . JR Central . ja. 20 November 2010.
  6. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/stn_map/ka_map/kanayama_map.html . ja:駅構内図 . Diagram of Station Interior . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . ja. 20 November 2010.