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Meijō Line
The is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, via Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "M". Officially, the line consists of , the western part, and , the eastern part. All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card. This is the second loop subway line built in Japan, after Toei Ōedo Line. The Ōedo Line, however, is not a true loop line as it is operated like a ''6'' lying on its side, with trains from the western Hikarigaoka terminus running anticlockwise around the loop and terminating at Tochōmae Station and then returning around the loop to Hikarigaoka. Thus the Meijō Line is the first (and currently the only) true loop subway line in the nation. The line is longer than the JR ...
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Nagoya, Aichi
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the pr ...
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Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Ueno, with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground (subway) lines. Internally JR East refers to the "Yamanote Line" as the quadruple-track corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku. The corridor consists of a pair of tracks used by Yamanote local trains and another parallel pair of tracks called "the Yamanote Freight Line" used by the Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service running the entire line looping between the Yamanote corridor ...
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Sakaemachi Station (Aichi)
is a railway station in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Sakaemachi Station is a terminus of the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at . Station layout The station has one dead-headed underground island platform. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed. Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Nagoya Railroad Station history Sakaemachi Station was opened on August 20, 1978. On December 16, 2006, the Tranpass was the name of a magnetic fare card that was able to be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu. The Nagoya Municipal S ... system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented. Passenger statistics In fiscal year 2017, the station was used by an average of 20,623 passengers daily. ...
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Meitetsu Seto Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture with in Seto, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. Stations Rolling stock * 3300 series (since 17 September 2016) * 4000 series (since October 2008) Former rolling stock * 3770 series * 3730 series * 3780 series * 6000 series * 6600 series * 6750 series History The Seto Automatic Railway opened the Owari Seto to Yada section in 1905, and extended it to Ozone the following year. The passenger service was provided by steam-powered railcars, but as these proved to be underpowered, the line was electrified in 1907 at 600 V DC, the company changing its name to Seto Electric Railway at that time. In 1911, the line was extended to Horikawa (since closed), and the Horikawa to Ozone section was double-tracked in 1914. The Ozone to Owari Seto section was double-tracked between 1921 and 1929. In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu. The Horikawa to Shimi ...
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Kamimaezu Station
is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. It is an interchange station between the Tsurumai Line and the Meijō Line, and is located 8.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tsurumai Line at Kami-Otai Station and 1.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. The station is located in the south eastern corner of the Osu Shopping Arcade area (大須商店街、''Ōsu Shōtengai''). History Kamemaezu Station was opened on 30 March 1967 as a station on the Meijō Line. The Tsurumai Line connected to the station on 18 March 1977. Lines * ** (Station number: T09) ** (Station number: M03) Layout Kamimaezu Station has two pairs of underground opposed side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram sto ...
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Higashi Betsuin Station
is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. It is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. It is close to Nagoya Broadcasting Network and Higashi Betsuin Temple, after which it is named. Higashi Betsuin is an abbreviation of the name Higashi Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin, a Buddhist temple known formally as Shinshuōtaniha Nagoya Betsuin, which is a temple associated with the temple in Kyoto called Higashi Hongan-ji. History Higashi Betsuin Station was opened on 30 March 1967. Lines * ** (Station number: M02) Layout Higashi Betsuin Station has two underground opposed side platforms. The platforms are as follows: Platforms Because the station is next to Nagoya Broadcasting Network, the network's common name, Mētere, and mascot, Wandaho, are displayed on the platforms' walls. There are two wickets. There are four exits in two pairs, namely E ...
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Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the pr ...
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Naka-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 90,918 and a population density of 9,693 persons per km2. The total area is 9.38 km2. Geography Naka Ward is located in the center of Nagoya city. Largely hemmed in by Sakura-dōri (桜通り), Ōtsu-dōri (大津通り), Fushimi-dōri (伏見通り) and Tsurumai-dōri (鶴舞通り), it contains the main shopping area of Sakae which includes a massive air-conditioned 5 square-kilometer underground mall and the 'after-five' semi-red light districts of Nishiki and Shin-sakae. Surrounding municipalities * Chikusa Ward * Kita Ward * Higashi Ward * Nishi Ward * Nakamura Ward * Shōwa Ward * Atsuta Ward * Nakagawa Ward History Naka Ward was one of the original four wards of the city of Nagoya, established on April 1, 1908. On February 1, 1944, a portion of Naka Ward was divided out to become , but was merged back into Naka Ward on November 3, 1 ...
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Meitetsu Nagoya Line
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Tōkaidō Main Line
The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line. The term "Tōkaidō Main Line" is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days; now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, the only daily passenger train that operate over the entire length of the line is the combined overnight-train Sunrise Izumo - Sunrise Seto. During the day longer intercity trips require several transfers along the way. The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three JR companies: * East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ( - ) Tōkaidō Line * Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) ( - ) Tōkaidō Line * West Japan Railway Company (JR West) ( - ) Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line Basic data *Total distance: (in ...
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