Kanayama Station (Aichi)

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Kanayama Station 金山駅
Location
Prefecture	Aichi (See other stations in Aichi)
City	Nagoya
Rail services
Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Kanayama Station (金山駅, Kanayama-eki^?) is a train 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.

[edit] JR Central Kanayama Station

Location
JR Central
JR Kanayama Station JR 金山駅
Prefecture	Aichi
City	Nagoya
Ward	Naka
Neighborhood etc.	Kanayama 1-17-18
(in Japanese)	名古屋市中区金山一丁目17-18
History
Year opened	1962
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Central
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line Chuo Main Line
Statistics	56,759 passengers/day 2008

JR Kanayama Station is one of the stations within Kanayama Station, and the second one to have been opened, on January 25, 1962; 50 years ago (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.^[1]

[edit] Lines

Tōkaidō Line
- for Nagoya, Gifu and Ōgaki
- for Ōbu, Kariya, Okazaki, Gamagōri, Toyohashi and Hamamatsu
Chūō Line
- for Nagoya
- for Kōzōji, Tajimi and Nakatsugawa

[edit] Layout

[edit] Platforms

1	■Chūō Main Line	For Kōzōji, Tajimi, Mizunami, Ena, and Nakatsugawa
2	■Chūō Main Line	For Nagoya
3	■Tōkaidō Main Line	For Ōbu, Kariya, Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Taketoyo
4	■Tōkaidō Main Line	For Owari-Ichinomiya, Gifu, and Ōgaki

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.^[1]

The station is completely handicapped-accessible inside the gates.^[2]

Ticket Gate
Ticket Gate and Tōkai Tours ticket office

[edit] Meitetsu Kanayama Station

Location
Nagoya Railroad
Meitetsu Kanayama Station 名鉄金山駅
Prefecture	Aichi
City	Nagoya
Ward	Atsuta
Neighborhood etc.	Kanayama-cho 1-1-18
(in Japanese)	名古屋市熱田区金山町一丁目1-18
History
Year opened	1944
Former name	Kanayamabashi Station
Present name since	1989
Rail services
Operator(s)	Nagoya Railroad
Line(s)	Inuyama Line Tsushima Line Nagoya Main Line Tokoname Line Kōwa Line
Statistics	73,167 passengers/day 2008

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; 67 years ago (1944-09-01). Originally it was known as Kanayamabashi Station.

[edit] Lines

Nagoya Line
- for Meitetsu Nagoya and Meitetsu Gifu
- for Chiryū, Nishio, Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi
Tokoname Line
- for Ōtagawa, Kōwa, Utsumi, Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport
Inuyama Line
- for Iwakura, Kōnan, Inuyama, Shin Unuma and Shin Kani

[edit] 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.^[3]

Diagram of Meitetsu Kanayama Station's Tracks
Platform of Meitetsu Kanayama Station
Ticket Gate

[edit] Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station

Location
Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama Station 名古屋市営地下鉄金山駅
Prefecture	Aichi
City	Nagoya
Ward	Naka
Neighborhood etc.	Kanayama 1-13-11
(in Japanese)	名古屋市中区金山一丁目13-11
History
Year opened	1967
Rail services
Station number(s)	M01 E01
Operator(s)	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Meijō Line Meikō Line
Statistics	71,314 passengers/day 2008

The subway portion of Kanayama Station was opened on March 30, 1967; 44 years ago (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.^[4]

[edit] Lines

Meijō Line (Station Number: M01)
- for Sakae and Ōzone
- for Aratama-bashi and Nagoya Daigaku (Nagoya University)
Meikō Line (Station Number: E01)
- for Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port)

[edit] Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Meijō Line
Nishi Takakura	-	Higashi Betsuin
Meikō Line
Terminus	-	Hibino

[edit] Layout

[edit] Platforms

1	■Meijō Line	For Aratama-bashi, Yagoto, and Motoyama
2	■Meikō Line	For Tōkai-dōri and Nagoyakō
3	■Meijō Line	For Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone
4	■Meijō Line	For Kamimaezu, Sakae, and Ōzone

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.^[5]