Kanayama Station (Aichi)

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Kanayama Station 金山駅
Location	Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°08′36″N 136°54′03″E / 35.1432528°N 136.9009513°E / 35.1432528; 136.9009513Coordinates: 35°08′36″N 136°54′03″E / 35.1432528°N 136.9009513°E / 35.1432528; 136.9009513
Operated by	JR Central Meitetsu Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1944
Location
Kanayama Station Location within Japan

Kanayama Station (金山駅, Kanayama-eki) is a railway station in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The station is a concentrated terminal operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), and Nagoya Municipal Subway, and is the main access terminal to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, and provides access to Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Meitetsu Kanayama Station[]

Kanayama Station 金山駅
Meitetsu station
Location	1-1-18 Kanayama-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken Japan
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	NH34
History
Opened	1 September 1944
Previous names	Kanayamabashi (until 1989)
Passengers
FY2008	73,167 daily

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.^[1]

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  Track diagram of Meitetsu Kanayama Station

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  The Meitetsu platforms

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  The Meitetsu ticket barriers

Platforms[]

There are two island platforms serving four tracks.

1, 2	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	for Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Ichinomiya, and Meitetsu Gifu
	■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line Meitetsu Hiromi Line	for Iwakura, Inuyama, Shin Unuma, and Shin Kani
	■ Meitetsu Tsushima Line Meitetsu Bisai Line	for Tsushima
3, 4	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line Meitetsu Toyokawa Line	for Narumi, Higashi Okazaki, and Toyohashi
	■ Meitetsu Nishio Line	for Nishio and Kira Yoshida
	■ Meitetsu Tokoname Line Meitetsu Airport Line	for Ōtagawa and Central Japan International Airport
	■ Meitetsu Kowa Line Meitetsu Chita New Line	for Kōwa, and Utsumi

JR Central Kanayama Station[]

CA66 CF01 Kanayama Station 金山駅
JR Central station
Location	1-17-18 Kanayama, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Tokaido Main Line ■ Chuo Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
History
Opened	25 January 1962
Passengers
FY2008	56,759 daily

JR Central 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 and the Tōkaidō Main Line. On the Tōkaidō Main Line, there is a rapid train known as the Home Liner, 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.^[2]

Lines[]

• Tōkaidō Main Line
  • for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki
  • for Ōbu, Kariya, Okazaki, Gamagōri, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu
• Chūō Main Line
  • for Nagoya
  • for Kōzōji, Tajimi, and Nakatsugawa

Layout[]

Platforms[]

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōzōji, Tajimi, Mizunami and Nakatsugawa
2	■ Chūō Main Line	for Nagoya
3	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Kariya, Okazaki and Toyohashi
4	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Owari-Ichinomiya and Gifu

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 and Platform 2 serving trains bound for Nagoya Station. Platforms 3 and 4 are for the Tōkaidō Line, with Platform 3 serving trains bound for Toyohashi Station and Platform 4 serving trains bound for Nagoya Station.^[2]

The station is completely accessible inside the gates for passengers with disabilities.^[3]

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  Platform 3 in Tōkaidō Main Line

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  The JR Central ticket barriers

Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station[]

Kanayama Station 金山駅
Nagoya Subway station
Location	1-13-11 Kanayama, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	■ Meijō Line ■ Meikō Line
Other information
Station code	M01 E01
History
Opened	30 March 1967
Passengers
FY2008	71,314 daily

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

Lines[]

• Meijō Line (Station Number: M01)
  • for Sakae and Ōzone
  • for Aratama-bashi and Nagoya Daigaku (Nagoya University)
• Meikō Line (Station Number: E01)
  • for Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port)

Layout[]

Platforms[]

1	■ Meijō Line	for Aratama-bashi, Yagoto, and Motoyama
2	■ Meikō Line	for Tōkai-dōri and Nagoyakō
3	■ Meijō Line	from Nagoyako for Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone
4	■ Meijō Line	from Aratama-bashi for Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone

There are four platforms. Platforms 3 and 4, on one physical platform, both serve trains bound for Sakae Station and Ōzone Station. The other physical platform has trains bound for Nagoyakō Station on Platform 2 and trains bound for Aratama-bashi Station on Platform 1.^[4]

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Meijō Line
Nishi Takakura Hibino		-	Higashi Betsuin
Meikō Line
Hibino		-	Higashi Betsuin (Meijo Line)

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  Platforms

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kanayama Station (Aichi).

• Nagoya Transportation Bureau's page on Kanayama Subway Station (in Japanese)
• Asunal Kanayama (shopping and dining) (in Japanese)