Higashi Betsuin Station

Higashi Betsuin Station

東別院駅
Higashi Betsuin Station; 東別院駅
Location	3-24 Ōimachi, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi; （名古屋市中区大井町3-24）; Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Meijō Line
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	M02
History
Opened	1967
Passengers
2008	6,098 daily

Higashi Betsuin Station (東別院駅, Higashi Betsuin-eki) is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.^[2] It is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. It is close to Nagoya Broadcasting Network^[3] and Higashi Betsuin Temple,^[4] after which it is named. Higashi Betsuin is an abbreviation of the name Higashi Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin, a Buddhist temple known formally as , which is a temple associated with the temple in Kyoto called Higashi Hongan-ji.

History[]

Higashi Betsuin Station was opened on 30 March 1967.^[5]

Lines[]

Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Meijō Line (Station number: M02)

Layout[]

Higashi Betsuin Station has two underground opposed side platforms. The platforms are as follows:^[6]

Platforms[]

1	■ Meijō Line	For Kanayama, Aratamabashi, and Nagoyakō (counterclockwise)
2	■ Meijō Line	For Sakae and Ōzone (clockwise)

Because the station is next to Nagoya Broadcasting Network, the network's common name, Mētere, and mascot, , are displayed on the platforms' walls. There are two wickets. There are four exits in two pairs, namely Exit 1 and Exit 2, and Exit 3 and Exit 4. The station is equipped with elevators, so it is handicapped-accessible, as is the station's bathroom.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service	»
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Meijō Line
Kanayama	-	Kamimaezu

References[]

^ 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 [Nagoya Statistics for Year 21 of the Heisei Era, 11 Transportation and Communication] (in Japanese). Nagoya City. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
^ 東別院 [Higashi Betsuin] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^ アクセス (in Japanese). Nagoya Broadcasting Network. 2010.
^ アクセス (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 December 2010.
^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
^ "station map". Nagoya City Transportation Bureau.

External links[]

Media related to Higashi-Betsuin Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website of Nagoya Broadcasting Network (in Japanese)
Official website of Higashi Betsuin Temple (in Japanese)
Official website of Higashi Betsuin Station (in Japanese)
Hokkaido Art High School (Nagoya Campus) (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°09′01″N 136°54′18″E / 35.1504°N 136.9050°E / 35.1504; 136.9050

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[nagoya_statistics-1] 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 [Nagoya Statistics for Year 21 of the Heisei Era, 11 Transportation and Communication] (in Japanese). Nagoya City. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

[nagoya-2] 東別院 [Higashi Betsuin] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

[3] アクセス (in Japanese). Nagoya Broadcasting Network. 2010.

[4] アクセス (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 December 2010.

[history_of_subways-5] 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0

[6] "station map". Nagoya City Transportation Bureau.

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