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Electronic signage of Meitetsu-Nagoya Station on platform

is the principal station of the

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 of ...

(Meitetsu) system 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 po ...

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. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the

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 ...

, which is connected with the station by the Rapid Express service started on January 29, 2005. This station is built under the

Meitetsu Department Store is a department store chain in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan and owned by the Meitetsu rail company. The main store is located above Meitetsu Nagoya Station in Nakamura Ward and first opened in December 1954 ...

, therefore the station area is very narrow for the large number of passengers, but it is technically difficult to enlarge the station due to the limited and complicated underground area. Therefore, at this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot to go. The station is adjacent to

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 r ...

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, the city's central station, and

Kintetsu Nagoya Station is a terminal station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. It is connected to Nagoya Station (JR Central, Aonami Line, and Nagoya City Subway) and Meitetsu Nagoya Station (Nagoya Railroad). Layout The station has four bay platform In the Uni ...

, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

Ticket Gates

There are 7 ticket gates at Meitetsu Nagoya Station, including the Central Ticket Gate, West Ticket Gate, South Ticket Gate, North Ticket Gate, East Ticket Gate, New South Ticket Gate and Kintetsu Connection Ticket Gate. The Central Ticket Gate, West Ticket Gate, and South Ticket Gate are located in the Meitetsu station building, and the North Ticket Gate can be accessed from the Gatewalk Underground Shopping Mall. The East Ticket Gate and New South Ticket Gate are only for entrance to Platform 4. The East Ticket Gate is near the underground lottery sales kiosk, and the New South Ticket Gate is at the back of the Meitetsu department store underground food section. The Kintetsu connection ticket gate connects Platform 1 to the

platforms. MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-CENTRAL EntranceTicketGate.jpg, Central Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-WEST TicketGate.jpg, West Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-SOUTH TicketGate.jpg, South Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-NORTH TicketGate.jpg, North Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-EAST EntranceTicketGate.jpg, East Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-NEW SOUTH EntranceTicketGate.jpg, New South Ticket Gate MT-Meitetsu Nagoya Station-ConnectingTicketGate.jpg, Kintetsu-Meitetsu Connection Ticket Gate

Riding spots

At Meitetsu Nagoya Station, passengers' riding spots are separated by their destinations. Additionally, Meitetsu has two-door trains and three-door trains, therefore passengers are required to wait at the spot with light on. Track No.1 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Iwakura, Inuyama, Shin Kani, Kakamigahara, Tsushima and Saya) *There are only very few local trains for Gifu, so passengers should use local trains for Tsushima or transfer at Sukaguchi. Track No.2 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Inuyama, Shin Unuma, Shin Kani and Saya)
Track No.3 (for Toyohashi, Nishio, Tokoname, Central Japan International Airport, Kōwa and Utsumi) *These tracks are used only for passengers with seat reservation for a □ μSky Limited Express, □ Rapid Limited Express and ■ Limited Express and for arrival. Track No.4 (for Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi, Toyokawa-inari, Nishio, Tokoname, Central Japan International Airport, Kōwa and Utsumi)

Transfer

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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 ...

***

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 19 ...

(for Shin-Yokohama, Tokyo, Kyoto and Shin-Osaka) *** Tōkaidō Line (for Gifu, Ogaki, Obu, Kariya, Gamagori, Toyohashi and Hamamatsu) *** Chūō Line (for Kozoji (transfer to EXPO SITE), Tajimi and Nakatsugawa) *** Kansai Line (for Yokkaichi, Tsu and Kameyama) *** Takayama Line (Limited Express only, for Gero and Takayama) **Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway ***

Aonami Line The is a third-sector railway line in the city of Nagoya operated by the . Officially called the , it connects Nagoya Station with Kinjō-futō Station, and was a freight branch line of Tokaido Main Line, converted for passenger usage in Octo ...

(for Kinjō-Futō) – Station number: AN01 ** Nagoya Municipal Subway ***

Higashiyama Line The is a subway line, which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata in Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka in Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama ...

– Station number: H08 ***

Sakura-dōri Line The is a subway line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Taiko-dori Station in Nakamura Ward to in Midori Ward, all within Nagoya. The Sakura-dōri Line's color on maps is red. In 2004, the city star ...

– Station number: S02 *At

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Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Ky ...

*** Nagoya Line (for Yokkaichi, Tsu, Ise-Nakagawa, Matsusaka, Iseshi, Toba, Kashikojima and Osaka)

History

The station opened on August 12, 1941 and was known as until it was renamed in early 2005. A station refurbishment project including the construction of two new platforms in order to increase the station capacity will be completed by 2027, the year that the maglev Shinkansen is expected to be put into operation.

Adjacent stations

References

External links

* {{Nagoya transit Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1941