is an underground

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located in Naka-ku,

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operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. It is an

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between the

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 ...

and the

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 Kanaya ...

and is located 9.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at

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and 3.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station is located in part of the upper class district of Nagoya.

History

Sakae Station was opened on 15 November 1957 as as a

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on the No. 1 Line, later renamed the Higashiyama Line. The new subway system replaced the electric tram which had run above ground. The No. 2 Line (later named the Meijō Line) connected to the station on 15 October 1965. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1966.

Lines

* ** (Station number: H10) ** (Station number: M05)

Layout

Sakae Station has one underground

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for use by the Higashiyama Line and two underground opposed

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s for use by the Meijō Line.

Platforms

The station is rather large and contains many businesses such as restaurants and shops. There are three sets of gates corresponding to three exits: the Central Exit, the East Exit, and the West Exit. Past the West Exit are exits 1, 2, 7, and 8. Exit 3 and Exit 6 are between the Central Exit and the West Exit. Past the East Exit are exits 4, 4A, and 5.

References

External links

Sakae Station's web page at the Nagoya Transportation Bureau's web site
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