Connections Bus terminal Phone +81 52-683-7840 | Opened 1944 | |
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Location Atsuta-ku and Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Japan Operated by JR Central
Nagoya Railroad
City of Nagoya Transportation Bureau Address 1 Chome-17-18 Kanayama, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 460-0022, Japan Similar Tsurumai Station, Kamimaezu Station, Nagoya Station, Ōzone Station, Higashi Betsuin Station | ||
Kanayama Station (金山駅, Kanayama-eki) is a railway station partly in Naka-ku, and partly in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. This station is a concentrated terminal of JR Central, Meitetsu and Nagoya Municipal Subway. This is the main access terminal to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, and provides access to Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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JR Central Kanayama Station
JR Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on January 25, 1962 (1962-01-25), after Meitetsu Kanayama. It is a main stop on the Chūō Line and the Tōkaidō 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 service counter. Business hours at the ticket counter are from 5:30 am to 11:50 pm.
Lines
Platforms
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.
The station is completely accessible inside the gates for passengers with disabilities.
Meitetsu Kanayama Station
Meitetsu Kanayama station holds the distinction of being the oldest of the three stations that make up Kanayama Station, having been operating since September 1, 1944 (1944-09-01). 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.
Platforms
2 island platforms serve 4 tracks.
Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station
The subway portion of Kanayama Station was opened on March 30, 1967 (1967-03-30). Kanayama Station includes a stop on the Meijō Line and Meikō Line. Inside the gates is a small Doutor Coffee shop open every day from 7 am to 9:30 pm.
Lines
Platforms
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.