Meijō Line
| Meijō Line | |
|---|---|
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 Entrance to Shiyakusho (City Hall) Station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 名城線 |
| Locale | Nagoya, Aichi |
| Stations | 28 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Nagoya Municipal Subway |
| Operator(s) | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya |
| Depot(s) | Daiko (between Nagoya Dome-mae Yada and Sunadabashi) |
| Rolling stock | 2000 series |
| Daily ridership | 197,082[1] (2008) (including Meikō Line) |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 October 1965 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 26.4 km (16.4 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail 600 V DC |
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
The Meijō Line (名城線, Meijō-sen) 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 Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "M". Officially, the line consists of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第2号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ni-gō-sen), the western part, and Line 4 (第4号線, Dai-yon-gō-sen), the eastern part. All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card.
This is the second loop subway line built in Japan, after Toei Ōedo Line. The Ōedo Line, however, is not a true loop line as it is operated like a 6 lying on its side, with trains from the western Hikarigaoka terminus running anticlockwise around the loop and terminating at Tochōmae Station and then returning around the loop to Hikarigaoka. Thus the Meijō Line is the first (and currently the only) true loop subway line in the nation. The line is longer than the JR Ōsaka Loop Line (21.7 km or 13.5 mi), but shorter than the JR Yamanote Line (34.5 km or 21.4 mi). It takes 48 minutes to complete the loop.
The name Meijō is derived from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō).
Stations[]
| No. | Station name | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M01 | Kanayama | 金山 | 0.0 | Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Line Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1,  Meikō Line (E01) 2 |
Naka | Nagoya |
| M02 | Higashi Betsuin | 東別院 | 0.7 | |||
| M03 | Kamimaezu | 上前津 | 1.6 | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Tsurumai Line (T09)
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| M04 | Yabachō | 矢場町 | 2.3 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1 | ||
| M05 | Sakae | 栄 | 3.0 | Meitetsu Seto Line (Sakaemachi) Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Higashiyama Line (H10)
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| M06 | Hisaya-ōdōri | 久屋大通 | 3.4 | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Sakura-dōri Line (S05)
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| M07 | Shiyakusho (City Hall) | 市役所 | 4.3 | |||
| M08 | Meijō Kōen | 名城公園 | 5.4 | Kita | ||
| M09 | Kurokawa | 黒川 | 6.4 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1 | ||
| M10 | Shiga-hondōri | 志賀本通 | 7.4 | |||
| M11 | Heian-dōri | 平安通 | 8.2 | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Kamiiida Line (K02)
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| M12 | Ōzone | 大曽根 | 8.9 | Chūō Main Line Meitetsu Seto Line Yutorito Line (Y01) | ||
| M13 | Nagoya Dome-mae Yada | ナゴヤドーム前矢田 | 9.7 | Yutorito Line (Y02) | Higashi | |
| M14 | Sunadabashi | 砂田橋 | 10.6 | Yutorito Line (Y03) | ||
| M15 | Chayagasaka | 茶屋ヶ坂 | 11.5 | Chikusa | ||
| M16 | Jiyūgaoka | 自由ヶ丘 | 12.7 | |||
| M17 | Motoyama | 本山 | 14.1 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H16)
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| M18 | Nagoya Daigaku | 名古屋大学 | 15.1 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1 | ||
| M19 | Yagoto Nisseki | 八事日赤 | 16.2 | Shōwa | ||
| M20 | Yagoto | 八事 | 17.2 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line (T15)
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| M21 | Sōgō Rihabiri Center | 総合リハビリセンター | 18.5 | Mizuho | ||
| M22 | Mizuho Undōjō Higashi | 瑞穂運動場東 | 19.5 | |||
| M23 | Aratama-bashi | 新瑞橋 | 20.7 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S14)
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| M24 | Myōon-dōri | 妙音通 | 21.4 | |||
| M25 | Horita | 堀田 | 22.2 | |||
| M26 | Temma-chō | 伝馬町 | 23.4 | Atsuta | ||
| M27 | Jingū-Nishi | 神宮西 | 24.4 | |||
| M28 | Nishi Takakura | 西高蔵 | 25.3 | |||
| M01 | Kanayama | 金山 | 26.4 | Naka | ||
- 1: Planned lines.
- 2: Through service to/from Meijō Line.
Meikō Line[]
| Meikō Line | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Overview | ||
| Native name | 名港線 | |
| Locale | Nagoya | |
| Termini | Kanayama Nagoyakō | |
| Stations | 7 | |
| Service | ||
| Type | Rapid transit | |
| System | Nagoya Municipal Subway | |
| Operator(s) | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya | |
| Depot(s) | Nagoyakō | |
| Rolling stock | 2000 series | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 29 March 1971 | |
| Technical | ||
| Track length | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) | |
| Number of tracks | 2 | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |
| Electrification | Third rail | |
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The Meikō Line (名港線, Meikō-sen) is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It runs from Kanayama Station in Naka Ward to Nagoyako Station in Minato Ward, all within Nagoya. The Meikō Line color on maps is a stripe of wisteria purple and white. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "E". Officially, the line is part of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第2号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ni-gō-sen). All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card. The line has through services with the Meijō Line.
Stations[]
| No. | Station name | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through service to/from Meijō Line | ||||||
| E01 | Kanayama | 金山 | 0.0 | Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Line Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Meijō Line (M01) |
Naka | Nagoya |
| E02 | Hibino | 日比野 | 1.5 | Atsuta | ||
| E03 | Rokuban-chō | 六番町 | 2.6 | |||
| E04 | Tōkai-dōri | 東海通 | 3.8 | Minato | ||
| E05 | Minato Kuyakusho | 港区役所 | 4.6 | |||
| E06 | Tsukiji-guchi | 築地口 | 5.4 | |||
| E07 | Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port) | 名古屋港 | 6.0 | |||
History[]
The line was originally the part of Meijō Line. When Line 4, the eastern part of the current loop line, was completed in 2004, the whole of the loop (consisting of part of Line 2 and line 4) was renamed the Meijō Line, and the remaining section between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop, became the Meikō Line. The name Meikō derives from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Port (名古屋港, Nagoya-kō).
Women-only cars were introduced on the line on 4 July 2016, operating in the mornings until 09:00.[2]
Rolling stock[]
Current[]
- 2000 series (since 1989)
Former[]
- 1000/1100/1200 series (from 1965 until 2000)
History[]
The first section of Line 2, between Sakae-machi (current Sakae) and Shiyakusho, opened in 1965. The line was named Meijō Line in 1969, and the extension was completed in 1971. Line 4 opened its first section between Aratama-bashi and Kanayama in 1974. The line extension was completed in 2004, making a loop line together with Line 2. At the same time, the whole loop line was renamed the Meijō Line, and the section of Line 2 between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop, became the Meikō Line.
Women-only cars were introduced on the line on 4 July 2016, operating in the mornings until 09:00.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 名城線・名港線の女性専用車両運行開始について [Introduction of women-only cars Meijo and Meiko Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links[]
- Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya official website (in Japanese)
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Standard gauge railways in Japan
- Railway loop lines
- Railway lines opened in 1965
- 600 V DC railway electrification
- Railway lines opened in 1971