Sakae Station (Nagoya)
Sakae Station 栄駅 | |
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 Sakae Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sakae 3-5-12, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市中区栄三丁目5-12） Japan |
| Operated by | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya |
| Line(s) | Higashiyama Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Previous names | Sakaemachi (until 1966 [1]) |
| Passengers | |
| 2008 | 26,376,104 [2] |
Sakae Station (栄駅, Sakae-eki) is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.[3] It is an interchange station between the Higashiyama Line and the Meijō Line and is located 9.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station and 3.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station is located in part of the upper class district of Nagoya.
History
Sakae Station was opened on 15 November 1957 as Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅, Sakaemachi-eki) as a terminal station on the No. 1 Line, later renamed the Higashiyama Line. The new subway system replaced the electric tram which had run above ground. The No. 2 Line (later named the Meijō Line) connected to the station on 15 October 1965. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1966.[1]
Lines
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Higashiyama Line (Station number: H10)
- Meijō Line (Station number: M05)
Layout
Sakae Station has one underground island platform for use by the Higashiyama Line and two underground opposed side platforms for use by the Meijō Line.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Aichi and Aichi |
| 2 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Nagoya and Takabata |
| 3 | ■ Meijō Line | For Aichi, Aratama-bashi, and Nagoyakō |
| 4 | ■ Meijō Line | For Shiyakusho and Ōzone |
The station is rather large and contains many businesses such as restaurants and shops. There are three sets of gates corresponding to three exits: the Central Exit, the East Exit, and the West Exit. Past the West Exit are exits 1, 2, 7, and 8. Exit 3 and Exit 6 are between the Central Exit and the West Exit. Past the East Exit are exits 4, 4A, and 5. [3]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Municipal Subway | ||||
| Higashiyama Line | ||||
| Aichi | - | Aichi | ||
| Meijō Line | ||||
| Yabachō | - | Hisaya-ōdōri | ||
References
- ^ a b 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), "高度経済成長期の鉄道整備―昭和30～40年代", 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 71, ISBN 4-87687-260-0 Cite error: The named reference "history of subways" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 栄 (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
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