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Atsuta-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 66,318 and a population density of 8,088 persons per km2. The total area was 8.20 km2. ...

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, operated by the private railway operator

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. It is the nearest station to Atsuta Shrine.

Lines

Jingū-mae Station is served by the following two Meitetsu lines. *

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* Meitetsu Tokoname Line

Station layout

The station has two

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s serving four tracks, with the two inner tracks used by the Tokoname Line and the two outer ones for the Nagoya Main Line.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 19 March 1917, as a station of the Aichi Electric Railway. In 1984, a bomb threat was sent to the station, causing it to be closed for two days. Jingū-mae Station lost an estimated $200 USD in revenue.

Surrounding area

* Atsuta Shrine *Atsuta ward office *Headquarters of

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jingumae Station Atsuta-ku, Nagoya Stations of Nagoya Railroad Railway stations in Japan opened in 1917 Railway stations in Nagoya