is a railway station in

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 pop ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

, Japan. The station is a concentrated terminal operated by

Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

(JR Central),

Nagoya Railroad , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

(Meitetsu), and

Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

, and is the main access terminal to

Chūbu Centrair International Airport is an international airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu ("ce ...

, and provides access to

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Meitetsu Kanayama Station

Meitetsu Kanayama station is the oldest of the three stations that make up Kanayama Station, having been operating since 1 September 1944. Originally it was known as Kanayamabashi Station.

Layout

There are three wickets, namely the West Wicket, Central Wicket, and East Wicket. There is also a special wicket that allows transfers between JR and Meitetsu Lines. File:Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Kanayama Station.svg, Track diagram of Meitetsu Kanayama Station File:MT-KanayamaStataion-2.jpg, The Meitetsu platforms File:Meitetsu_Kanayama_Station_of_Ticket_Gate.jpg, The Meitetsu ticket barriers

Platforms

There are two island platforms serving four tracks.

JR Central Kanayama Station

JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on 25 January 1962, after Meitetsu Kanayama. It is a main stop on the

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

and the

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 parallel ...

. On the Tōkaidō Main Line, there is a rapid train known as the ''

Home Liner is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan, which require the purchase of a supplementary or in addition to the base fare ticket. The supplementary ticket guarantees passengers a seat ...

'', and on the Chūō Main Line, there is a rapid train known as the ''Central Liner''. There is a special wicket that allows passengers to transfer from JR lines to Meitetsu lines, which is possible because the Meitetsu tracks are within the JR tracks. There is also a staffed ticket office.

Lines

**for , , and **for , , , , , and *

**for Nagoya **for , , and

Layout

Platforms

There are two physical platforms for four lines. The two physical platforms straddle the platforms of Meitetsu Kanayama, which are sandwiched in the middle. Platforms 1 and 2 are for the Chūō Line, with Platform 1 serving trains bound for

Tajimi Station is a railway station in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Tajimi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 360.7 kilometers from the official start ...

and Platform 2 serving trains bound for

Nagoya Station is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...

. Platforms 3 and 4 are for the Tōkaidō Line, with Platform 3 serving trains bound for

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Shi ...

and Platform 4 serving trains bound for Nagoya Station. The station is completely

accessible Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e ...

inside the gates for passengers with disabilities. File:Kanayama_Station-No.3_Platform_screen_doors_2.jpg, Platform 3 in Tōkaidō Main Line File:Central_Japan_Railway_-_Kanayama_Station_-_Ticket_Gate_-_01.JPG, The JR Central ticket barriers

Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station

The subway portion of Kanayama Station opened on 30 March 1967 as a stop on the Meijō Line and Meikō Line.

Lines

* (Station Number: M01) **for and **for and (

Nagoya University , abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of T ...

) * (Station Number: E01) **for (

Nagoya Port The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...

)

Layout

Platforms

There are four platforms. Platforms 3 and 4, on one physical platform, both serve trains bound for Sakae Station and

Ōzone Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Lines * Nagoya Municipal Subway **Meijō Line (Station number: M12) *Central Japan Railway Company ** Chūō Main Line *Nagoya Railroad **Meitetsu Seto Line The is a Japa ...

. The other physical platform has trains bound for

Nagoyakō Station is an underground metro station located in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway’s Meikō Line. It is currently a terminal station on the line, and is located 6.0 kilometers from the opposing ...

on Platform 2 and trains bound for

Aratama-bashi Station is an underground Interchange metro station located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Meijō Line. It is located 20.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station a ...

on Platform 1. File:BN-Kanayama_Station_Platform.jpg, Platforms

References

External links

Nagoya Transportation Bureau's page on Kanayama Subway Station

Asunal Kanayama (shopping and dining)
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Meitetsu Kanayama Station

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JR Central Kanayama Station

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Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station

Lines

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See also

References

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