Yagoto Station Explained


Yagoto Station
Native Name:八事駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:102 Hiroji Kitaishizaka, Shōwa, Nagoya, Aichi
Country:Japan
Operator: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line:
    Code:T15, M20
    Passengers:15,840 daily
    Pass Year:FY2008

    is an underground metro station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.[1] The station is located in part of the district of Yagoto.

    Lines

    Yagoto Station is served by the following Nagoya Municipal Subway lines:

    It is an interchange station between the Tsurumai Line and the Meijō Line, and is located 15.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsurumai Line at Kami-Otai Station, and 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station.

    Layout

    Yagoto Station has one underground island platform for use by the Tsurumai Line and two underground opposed side platforms for use by the Meijō Line.

    Platforms

    History

    Yagoto Station was opened on 18 March 1977 as the initial terminal station for the Tsurumai Line. The Tsurumai Line was extended to Akaike Station on 1 October 1978. The Meijō Line connected to this station from 6 October 2004.

    Notable Locations

    Locations nearby include the Shingon Buddhist temple of Kōshō-ji, the Nagoya campus of Chukyo University, and the Yagoto branch of AEON Mall.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/station_info/mayara_info/yagoto.html . ja:八事 . Yagoto . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . ja. 19 November 2010.