Yabachō Station Explained


Yabachō Station
Native Name:矢場町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:Sakae 3-31-13, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi
Country:Japan
Operator: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Code:M04
Passengers:25,818 daily
Pass Year:2009

is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1] It is located 2.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station provides access to several department stores in Sakae such as Parco and Matsuzakaya.

History

Yabachō Station was opened on 30 March 1967. It is named after the historic neighbourhood of Yaba-chō.

At the entrance to the turnstiles, a mechanical water clock by the French scientist Bernard Gitton was installed in the 1990s.[2] [3]

Lines

Layout

Yabacho Station has two underground opposed side platforms.

Platforms

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/station_info/mayara_info/yabacho.html. ja:矢場町. Yabacho. Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . ja. 19 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Delightful Machines - Bernard Gitton's Liquid Science. marcdatabase.com. 12 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Matsuzakaya's 松坂屋 Time-Flow water clock by Bernard Gitton, at Yabachou Station, Nagoya City Subway Japan.. flickr.com. 12 April 2017.