Sengen-chō Station explained

Sengen-chō Station
Native Name:	浅間町駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	station
Address:	Sengen 1-206, Nishi, Nagoya, Aichi
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Code:	T05
Passengers:	4,304 daily
Pass Year:	2007

is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

History

It was opened on . It was the first railway station in Japan to allow homosexual men to kiss and hold hands.

Location

Located nearby the station are:

• Nagoya Northern Prefecture Tax Office
• Nagoya Noh Theater
• Hotel Nagoya Castle
• Seto Shinkin Bank, Ltd.
• Sanguez Head Office
• Fuji Asama Shrine
• Dzoji Temple
• Nagoya City Wpansa Elementary School
• Nagoya City Eno Elementary School
• Nagoya City Kikui Junior High School
• Ami Gakuen Keimeigakukan High School Kikui Campus
• Nagoya Expressway No. 6 Kiyosu Line Meido-cho Entrance
• Nagoya-do-Jiangkawa Line, Prefectural Road Nagoya-Gangnam Line (same road)
• Kikunoo-do (National Route 22)

Lines

• • • (Station number: T05)

Layout

Platforms

On Platform 1, door 12 is closest to the elevator, and on Platform 2, door 9 is closest to the elevator. There is one wicket. That station has a handicapped-accessible bathroom with a baby changing area, a coin locker, public phones, and ticket machines.

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/stn_map/sa_map/sengen_cho_map.html . ja:駅構内図 . Diagram of Station Interior . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . Japanese. 21 November 2010.