Nagoya Station

Nagoya Station (名古屋駅, Nagoya-eki) is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's, and one of the world's, largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2),[1] and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in the JR Central Towers atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The current station complex was completed on December 20, 1999. The station and the area around it is officially called Meieki (名駅) in the Japanese addressing system.

CA68 CF00 CJ00 H08 S02
Nagoya Station

名古屋駅
JR Central Towers, part of the station,
directly adjacent to the platforms
General information
Location1-4, Meieki 1-chōme, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
Aichi Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates35°10′14.78″N 136°52′53.77″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
History
Opened1 May 1886 (1886-05-01)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Kyōto
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Tōkaidō Shinkansen Shin-Yokohama
towards Tokyo
Gifu-Hashima
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Tōkaidō Shinkansen Toyohashi
towards Tokyo
Tōkaidō Shinkansen Mikawa-Anjō
towards Tokyo
Preceding station The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station
Kamejima
H07
towards Takabata
Higashiyama Line Fushimi
H09
towards Fujigaoka
Taiko-dori
S01
Terminus
Sakura-dōri Line Kokusai Center
S03
towards Tokushige
Location
Nagoya Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya Station is located in Central Japan
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station (Central Japan)
Nagoya Station is located in Japan
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station (Japan)

The station is adjacent to Meitetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of Meitetsu, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

The twin-towered station rises over 50 storeys, and is the tallest railway-station building in the world.[2]

Lines

JR Central

Aonami Line

Nagoya Subway

Station layout

The Sakuradori Exit concourse in July 2014
The Tokaido Shinkansen platform 16/17 in September 2018

JR Central

The platforms and the tracks are elevated. Six island platforms for the Tōkaidō Main Line, Chuo Line, and Kansai Line are situated in the eastern part of the station (the side where JR Central Towers are situated) and serve 12 tracks. Two island platforms for the Tokaido Shinkansen are situated in the western part and serve four tracks.

1/2  Tōkaidō Main Line for Toyohashi and Taketoyo
3/4  Tōkaidō Main Line for Toyohashi and Taketoyo
(through trains to the Taketoyo Line and Home Liner)
for Gifu and Ōgaki (Home Liner)
4  Tōkaidō Main Line Shirasagi limited express for Fukui and Kanazawa
5/6  Tōkaidō Main Line for Gifu and Ōgaki
7/8  Chūō Main Line for Tajimi and Nakatsugawa (local and rapid trains)
10  Chūō Main Line for Tajimi and Nakatsugawa (Central Liner, Home Liner)
Shinano limited express for Matsumoto and Nagano
11  Tōkaidō Main Line Hida limited express for Gero, Takayama and Toyama
 Chūō Main Line for Tajimi and Nakatsugawa (some trains)
 Kansai Main Line for Kuwana, Yokkaichi and Kameyama (some local trains)
12  Kansai Main Line for Kuwana, Yokkaichi and Kameyama
Nanki limited express for Matsusaka, Shingū and Kii-Katsuura
13  Kansai Main Line for Kuwana, Yokkaichi and Kameyama
rapid Mie for Matsusaka, Iseshi and Toba
14/15  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Shizuoka and Tokyo
16/17  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Shin-Osaka and Hakata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Terminus   Limited Express Hida   Owari-Ichinomiya or Gifu
Kanayama or Chikusa   Limited Express Shinano   Terminus
Kanayama   Home Liner   Owari-Ichinomiya
Kanayama   Special Rapid   Owari-Ichinomiya
Kanayama   New Rapid   Owari-Ichinomiya
Kanayama   Rapid   Owari-Ichinomiya
Kanayama   Semi Rapid   Owari-Ichinomiya
Otobashi   Local   Biwajima
Chūō Main Line
Kanayama   All services   Terminus
Kansai Main Line
Terminus   Limited Express Nanki   Kuwana
Terminus   Rapid Mie   Kuwana
Terminus   Rapid   Kuwana
Terminus   Semi Rapid   Kanie
Terminus   Local   Hatta

Aonami Line

The station is situated in the west of the JR Central Lines, on the Inazawa Line. The station has an island platform serving two tracks with platform gates.

1/2  Aonami Line for Arako and Kinjō-futō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Aonami Line (AN 01)
Terminus   Local   Sasashima-raibu (AN 02)
Terminus   Non-stop   Kinjō-futō (AN 11)

Nagoya Municipal Subway

An island platform for the Sakura-dori Line serving two tracks is located east to west under the central concourse of JR Nagoya Station. The platform is fenced with platform gates.

An island platform for the Higashiyama Line serving two tracks is located south to north under underground city Meieki Chikagai (Meichika), in the east of JR Nagoya Station. The southern part of the platform is used for the trains for Fujigaoka and the northern one is for the trains for Takahata.

1      Higashiyama Line for Sakae, Higashiyama Koen, and Fujigaoka
2      Higashiyama Line for Nakamura Koen and Takahata
3      Sakura-dori Line for Imaike, Aratamabashi, Nonami, and Tokushige
4      Sakura-dori Line to Taiko-dori

History

Nagoya Station first opened on 1 May 1886.[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the sections of the Chuo, Kansai, and Tōkaidō Main Lines operated JR Central in March 2018; Nagoya Station was assigned station number CF00 for the Chuo Line, CJ00 for the Kansai Main Line, and CA68 for the Tōkaidō Main Line.[4][5]

Surrounding area

References

  1. "Nagoya Station". Gojapango.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  2. "Planning a Trip in Nagoya at Frommer's". Frommers.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 21. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  4. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. "JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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