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Higashi Betsuin Station

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Line(s)
  
Meijō Line

Station code
  
M02

Address
  
Japan

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Passengers (2008)
  
6,098 daily

Opened
  
1967

Higashi Betsuin Station

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

Similar
  
Kamimaezu Station, Kanayama Station, Nishi Takakura Station, Tsurumai Station, Higashihonganji Nagoyabetsuin

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. It is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. It is close to Nagoya Broadcasting Network and Higashi Betsuin Temple, after which it is named. Higashi Betsuin is an abbreviation of the name Higashi Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin, a Buddhist temple known formally as Shinshuōtaniha Nagoya Betsuin, which is a temple associated with the temple in Kyoto called Higashi Hongan-ji.

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History

Higashi Betsuin Station was opened on 30 March 1967.

Lines

  • Nagoya Municipal Subway
  • Meijō Line (Station number: M02)
  • Layout

    Higashi Betsuin Station has two underground opposed side platforms. The platforms are as follows:

    Platforms

    Because the station is next to Nagoya Broadcasting Network, the network's common name, Mētere, and mascot, Wandaho, 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.

    References

    Higashi Betsuin Station Wikipedia