Kawana Station (Nagoya) Explained

Kawana Station
Native Name:	川名駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	station
Address:	8-7 Hirojitōri, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Distance:	from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Bus terminal
Code:	T13
Passengers:	9,521 daily
Pass Year:	FY2007

is a subway station on the Tsurumai Line in Kawanayama-chō, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway operator Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.^[1]

Lines

Kawana Station is served by the Tsurumai Line, and is numbered "T13". It is located 13.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kami-Otai Station.

Layout

Kawana Station has two underground opposed side platforms.

Platforms

On Platform 1 for Akaike, door 16 is closest to the elevator, and on Platform 2 for Fushimi and Kami-Otai, door 18 is closest to the elevator.^[2]

History

Kawana Station was opened on 18 March 1977.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2007, the station was used by an average of 9,521 passengers daily.^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/station_info/ka_info/kawana.html . ja:川名 . Kawana . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . Japanese. 21 November 2010.
2. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/stn_map/ka_map/kawana_map.html . ja:駅構内図 . Diagram of Station Interior . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . Japanese. 21 November 2010.
3. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 261. 978-4-7770-1336-4.