Meitetsu Nagoya Station
Meitetsu Nagoya Station 名鉄名古屋駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Meieki 1-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi[1] Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′10″N 136°53′02″E / 35.1695°N 136.8838°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Nagoya Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 platforms (with Spanish solution), 2 tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NH36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 12, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shin Nagoya Station (~2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | 272,061[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅, Meitetsu Nagoya-eki) is the terminal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Many trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chubu Centrair International Airport, which is connected with the station by the Limited Express services.
This station is built under the Meitetsu Department Store. Therefore, the station area is very narrow for the large number of passengers, but it is technically difficult to enlarge the station due to the limited and complicated underground area. Because of this, many services to different destinations with either two-doored or three-doored trains, arrive at two tracks. At this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot, marked with the colored lines on the platforms and signs above the other side's platform. The station is adjacent to JR Central's Nagoya Station, the city's central station, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.
The station opened on the new section of the Nagoya Main Line that was built to connect the two separate sections in 1941. The station was only connected to the western section at first, but the eastern section also connected to the station in 1944. Since its opening, the station build has been rebuilt several times due to bombing and fire.
The station, as of 2025, has two side platforms, two tracks, and an island platform used for the Spanish solution. Meitetsu is currently redeveloping the area, which includes the relocation and the expansion of the current station to have four tracks. All trains on the line stop at the station, and have to continue moving on their way, even if the train terminates at this station.
History
Prior to the opening of the Meitetsu Nagoya Station, the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line was split in east and west, as they were originally two trunk lines formerly owned by two different railway operators. The eastern section was owned by the Aichi Electric Railway, and the western section was owned by the Meigi Railway. Since the formation of Meitetsu in 1935, the two major lines were extended towards each other, forming the current Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line. As a result of this effort, the western part extended to the station first.[3][4][5]
The station opened on August 12, 1941 and was known as Shin-Nagoya Station (新名古屋駅, Shin-Nagoya-eki) until it was renamed in early 2005, just prior to the opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport.[6] The station originally had three tracks instead of two, with two platforms instead of three. In 1954, the station building was renovated, and the station layout became the one being used. The reason given for why the number of tracks were reduced, was that the underground space around the station was already limited at the time, so Meitetsu decided to separate the boarding and arrival platforms instead, resulting in the third track being removed to make way.[7] The station connected with the eastern part of the Nagoya Main Line in 1944.[3] The original station building survived the Bombing of Nagoya during World War II, but burned down completely due to electrical fault on December 12, 1946.[8] The second station building was completed on April 1, 1950.[9] Due to Kintetsu Nagoya Line changing the rail gauge to standard-gauge, a rail connection with Kintetsu Nagoya Station was removed on December 20, 1952.[10] The station was later refurbished completely in 1987.[11]
Future refurbishments
In 2019, Meitetsu announced a station refurbishment project which would add two new tracks to increase station capacity.[12] The expansion of the station was considered difficult due to the nearby underground areas being occupied by the nearby Kintetsu Nagoya Station and the subway Nagoya Station.[13] In March 2025, Meitetsu laid out their plans for the reconstruction, estimated to cost about 540 billion yen. Plans call for the construction to begin at the end of fiscal 2025 and last until the 2040s. At the start of the project, the existing Meitetsu Department Store, Meitetsu Grand Hotel and Meitetsu Bus Terminal will be closed and demolished. The end of the first phase of construction, scheduled for fiscal year 2033, will feature the opening of a new bus terminal and the shifting of Meitetsu trains to the two new tracks and platforms. All four tracks are scheduled to be in operation by the end of the project, with plans to have dedicated boarding platforms for μSky limited express services to Chubu Centrair International Airport.[14][15] This plan has since been scratched due to the withdrawal of the construction agencies.[16]
Station layout
The station has two platforms on the side, and a single Spanish solution platform between them.[7] The Spanish solution platform is still used for passengers riding Limited Express services. The station is built underground beneath the Meitetsu Department Store, where most of the ticket gates and transfer gates are located on floor B1 and station platforms are located on floor B2.[1] Due to the extreme service frequency and high number of service variations, automated announcements are not used in this station. Instead, people in the two booths located above the side platforms, nicknamed "DJ Booths", make the announcements. The booths were installed in 1987.[17][11] At Meitetsu Nagoya Station, passengers' riding spots are complicated by the number of service patterns and destinations. Additionally, Meitetsu has two-door trains and three-door trains,[18] which also increases the patterns of the riding spots. To prevent riders from taking the wrong train, the riding spots are differentiated by colors both on the station platform and the signs above the other side's platform.[19]
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, Meitetsu Department Store |
| B1F | Concourse | Faregates, ticket machines, station agent, transfer gates |
| B2F | ||
| Side platform, transfer to Kintetsu Nagoya Line | ||
| Platform 1 | → Nagoya Main Line towards Meitetsu Gifu, Tsushima, and Inuyama (Sakō) → | |
| Platform 2 | → (Same as platform 1, paid cars only) → | |
| Island platform used for Spanish solution | ||
| Platform 3 | ← (Same as platform 4, paid cars only) ← | |
| Platform 4 | ← Nagoya Main Line towards Toyohashi, Hekinan, Toyotashi, Kōwa, and Central Japan International Airport (Sannō) ← | |
| Side platform, one-way ticket gates | ||
Services
While the Meitetsu Nagoya Station is technically only served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, trains heading to many destinations arrive and depart at the station. These lines include the Tsushima Line, Inuyama Line, Kowa Line, Tokoname Line, Airport Line, Chita New Line, and Mikawa Line.[1] As of 2025, the station is serviced by trains from 5:23 a.m. to 12:07 a.m. All services on the Nagoya Main line stop at the station. The station is one of the busiest stations with around 450 trains departing on each track a day. The average interval between trains is two minutes and thirty seconds.[20] Due to the high number of arriving trains per track, no services terminate at this station and instead continue in the direction they were heading.[7]
The station is connected to Kintetsu Nagoya Station by underground walkways. Other stations named Nagoya, those operated by JR Central, Nagoya Municipal Subway, or Aonami Line's Nagoya Station are also adjacent to this station.[1] Meitetsu Bus Center, operated by Meitetsu Bus is located nearby the station.[21]
References
- ^ a b c d "名古屋鉄道" (in Japanese). Meitetsu. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b Sugiura 2023, p. 73.
- ^ Kawashima 2009, p. 68.
- ^ Shimizu 2016, pp. 52–53.
- ^ "平成17年1月29日にダイヤ改正を実施" (PDF). Meitetsu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ a b c "大改造の名鉄名古屋駅 １日30万人利用･電車900本発着". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 2025-06-04. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ Meitetsu 1994, p. 972.
- ^ Meitetsu 1994, p. 984.
- ^ Meitetsu 1994, p. 990.
- ^ a b "名鉄名古屋駅に「ＤＪブース」1日900本の超過密ダイヤさばく司令塔…40分間話しっぱなし". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2025-03-12. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "名鉄、名古屋駅の4線化を正式発表". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "なぜ名鉄名古屋駅は「迷駅」になったのか 「初見殺し」のカオス駅が生まれた理由 - コラム". Jタウンネット. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "名古屋駅地区再開発計画概要について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "専門家「ホーム壊して...」"再開発プロジェクト"で名鉄名古屋駅は2→4線に増へ 毎日電車走る駅で最終的な切り替え方法は" (in Japanese). Tokai Television. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "名古屋駅再開発、協力ゼネコン突然の辞退 計画練り直しのポイントは（朝日新聞）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "自動音声じゃ間に合わない 忙しすぎる名鉄名古屋駅で「ＤＪ」活躍：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "名古屋鉄道" (in Japanese). Meitetsu. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "「迷駅」名鉄名古屋駅のカオス ゆえの工夫が面白い！ 行先編成種別バラバラ列車たち". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "名鉄名古屋(NH36)(めいてつなごや) 駅時刻表検索 | 名古屋鉄道". Meitetsu. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "名鉄バスセンター│名鉄バス". 名鉄バス (in Japanese). 2025-07-15. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
Bibliography
- 名古屋鉄道百年史 [Hundred years of Meitetsu] (in Japanese). Meitetsu. 1994.
- Sugiura, Makoto (16 January 2023). 名古屋鉄道のすべて 改訂版 (鉄道まるわかり008) [Everything about Nagoya Railroad Revised edition] (in Japanese). Tabi To Tetsudo. ISBN 978-4635824569.
- Kawashima, Ryozo (2009). 東海道ライン全線・全駅・全配線 第4巻 豊橋駅-名古屋エリア [Tokaido Line all route diagrams part 4 - Toyohashi-Nagoya Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-270014-6.
- Shimizu, Takeshi (24 March 2016). 名古屋鉄道 各駅停車 [Nagoya Railroad All Stations] (in Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8003-0800-9.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)