Meikō Line

Meikō Line
Meikō Line
Overview
Native name	名港線
Locale	Nagoya
Termini	Kanayama; Nagoyakō;
Stations	7
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nagoya Municipal Subway
Operator(s)	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Depot(s)	Nagoyakō
Rolling stock	2000 series
History
Opened	March 29, 1971
Technical
Track length	6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail

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The Meikō Line (名港線, Meikō-sen) is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It runs from Kanayama Station in Naka Ward to Nagoyako Station in Minato Ward, all within Nagoya. The Meikō Line color on maps is a stripe of wisteria purple and white. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "E". Officially, the line is part of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第2号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ni-gō-sen). All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card. The line has through services with the Meijō Line.

Stations

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Through service to/from Meijō Line.
E01	Kanayama	金山	0.0	Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Line Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line (M01)	Naka	Nagoya, Aichi
E02	Hibino	日比野	1.5		Atsuta
E03	Rokuban-chō	六番町	2.6		Atsuta
E04	Tōkai-dōri	東海通	3.8		Minato
E05	Minato Kuyakusho	港区役所	4.6
E06	Tsukiji-guchi	築地口	5.4
E07	Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port)	名古屋港	6.0

History

The line was originally the part of Meijō Line. When Line 4, the eastern part of the current loop line, was completed in 2004, the whole of the loop (consisting of part of Line 2 and line 4) was renamed the Meijō Line, and the remaining section between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop, became the Meikō Line. The name Meikō derives from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Port (名古屋港, Nagoya-kō).

Women-only cars were introduced on the line on 4 July 2016, operating in the mornings until 09:00.^[1]

References

^ 名城線・名港線の女性専用車両運行開始について [Introduction of women-only cars Meijo and Meiko Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya official website Template:Ja icon

[bureau201607-1] 名城線・名港線の女性専用車両運行開始について [Introduction of women-only cars Meijo and Meiko Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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