Kintetsu Nagoya Station
Kintetsu-Nagoya Station 近鉄名古屋駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The arrival platform of the station in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nakamura, Nagoya, Aichi Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′8.9″N 136°53′3.5″E / 35.169139°N 136.884306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Nagoya Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 bay platforms, 5 tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground Train Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | E01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 June 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | 90,883 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kintetsu-Nagoya Station (近鉄名古屋駅, Kintetsu Nagoya-eki) is an underground terminal station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. It is connected to the Nagoya Station (served by JR Central lines, Aonami Line, and the Nagoya City Subway) and the Meitetsu Nagoya Station (served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line). The station serves the Meieki commercial area of Nagoya city, under redevelopment led by Meitetsu as of 2025. It is assigned station number E01.
The station was opened on 26 June 1938 by the Kansai Rapid Electric Railway, a subsidiary of the Ōsaka Electric Tramway, as the terminus of its extension to Nagoya. The station originally had two bay platforms and three tracks. Due to an influx in the number of passengers, the station was expanded with two new platforms and tracks from 1964 to 1967.
History
Kansai Rapid Electric Railway, a subsidiary of the Ōsaka Electric Tramway, opened the section from Kuwana to what is now Kintetsu Nagoya Station on 26 June 1938 as the northern terminus of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.[2] The station at the time of the opening was named the Kankyu Nagoya Station (関急名古屋駅). On 1 January 1940, the station was renamed to the Sankyu Nagoya Station (参急名古屋駅) upon the merger of the Kansai Rapid Electric Railway into the Sankyu Rapid Electric Railway. This name change was reverted on 15 March 1941, when the Ōsaka Electric Tram merged with the Sankyu Rapid Electric Railway to form the Kansai Rapid Railway.[3] For a brief period, the Nagoya Line was connected with the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line. The Kintetsu Nagoya Station was linked with the adjacent Meitetsu Nagoya Station from August 1950 to September 1952. Using this connection, reserved trains from Kintetsu were able to reach Toyokawa Station near Toyokawa Inari via the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and the JNR-operated Iida Line. Meitetsu trains, on the other hand, could reach Kuwana and Ise-Nakagawa. This link was disconnected due to changes in the Kintetsu Nagoya Line's rail gauge, and the construction of the Meitetsu Department Store.[4]
The station originally had two bay platforms serving three tracks, but they were not enough for the increasing amount of passengers after World War II. The ridership around 1955 was almost seven times higher than when the station opened The underground station, beneath the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Nagoya Station, was surrounded by the Meitetsu Nagoya Station to the east and the JNR-owned plot to the west. The JNR allowed Kintetsu to use its land for the expansion in January 1964, and construction started in December of that year. The Nagoya Kintetsu Building, now named the Kintetsu Pass'e, was opened in November 1966. An underground concourse above the Meitetsu Nagoya Station connected the station to the commercial building. Additions of new platforms finished in stages by 1 December 1967, which added two more bay platforms and two more tracks. Transfer gates with the JNR's Nagoya Station opened on 1 April 1969. On 1 March 1970, the station was renamed to the current name.[5]
Platform screen doors will be installed on the platforms facing track 2 and 3, which is planned to be completed by the end of March 2027.[6] As a part of the redevelopments in the area, the Kintetsu Pass'e is set to be closed at the end of February 2026 and dismantled.[7][8]
Details
Location
The station is located in the Meieki area of Nagoya, popular among tourists visiting Aichi Prefecture.[9] In the area, major redevelopments led by Meitetsu have been taking place as of 2025.[10] Meieki has been competing with Sakae and Kanayama for the position of Nagoya's commercial center.[11]
Layout
The station is built underground, and has four bay platforms serving five tracks. The basement also has transfer gates with automated turnstiles to the Nagoya Station (operated by JR Central), the Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line platforms, and the Meitetsu Nagoya Station (operated by Meitetsu). The five platforms are also connected by an underground concourse between the basement floor and the first floor, which connects the station to the Kintetsu Pass'e, a department store run by Kintetsu. The station is staffed at all times. Escalators and elevators are installed in the station.[12]
| 1 | ■ Nagoya Line | Served by local trains |
| 2 | ■ Nagoya Line | Served by semi-express trains partly by express trains |
| 3 | ■ Nagoya Line | Served by express trains partly by semi-express trains |
| 4 | ■ Nagoya Line | Served by limited express trains |
| 5 | ■ Nagoya Line | Served by limited express trains |
| → Kogane |
Services
Kintetsu Nagoya Station is assigned station number E01 for the Kintetsu Nagoya Line it serves. The station is the terminus of the line, and trains run from 5:18 a.m. to 12:04 a.m.[15][16]
References
- ^ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Railway. 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Tsuji 2016, p. 52.
- ^ Tsuji 2016, p. 170.
- ^ Tsuji 2016, p. 126.
- ^ Tokuda 2016, pp. 180–184.
- ^ "近鉄名古屋駅 2・３番線でホームドアの設置工事を開始します！" [We will begin installing platform screen doors to the track 2 and 3 in the Kintetsu Nagoya Station!] (PDF). Kintetsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "近鉄百貨店、名古屋市の｢近鉄パッセ｣閉店を正式発表 26年2月に" [Kintetsu formally announces the closure of the Kintetsu Pass'e in Nagoya]. 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "近鉄GHD、名古屋の百貨店「近鉄パッセ」撤退 駅再開発で26年にも" [Kintetsu GHD department store "Kintetsu Pass'e" expected to close in 2026 due to station redevelopments]. 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "訪日客の愛知訪問先、「名駅」周辺が６１・８％で最多…国別トップは韓国２５・６％" [61.8% of foreign visitors visiting Aichi Prefecture visits the Meieki area...]. 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 23 April 2025. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "名鉄が社運をかける「名駅エリア再開発計画」再始動へ 南北400mを一新、2棟の高層ビルが中核に". メ～テレニュース. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "JR名古屋駅の｢進化｣は東京･大阪駅を超えた". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "駅構内図 近鉄名古屋駅". Kintetsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (1996). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Dai-Kenkyū: Nagoya Toshin-bu, Mie Hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-7942-0700-5.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2009). Tōkaidō Line: Zen-eki, Zen-sen, Zen-haisen No.4, Toyohashi Station - Nagoya Area (in Japanese). Kōdansha. p. 15. ISBN 978-406-270014-6.
- ^ Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. "近鉄名古屋駅 | 近畿日本鉄道". 近畿日本鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "近鉄 －時刻表－". eki.kintetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
Bibliography
- Tsuji, Yoshiki (6 August 2016). 知れば知るほど面白い 近畿日本鉄道 (in Japanese). Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0963-1.
- Tokuda, Kouichi (15 April 2016). 名古屋駅物語 明治・大正・昭和・平成～激動の130年 [Nagoya Station stories - Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei ~ 130 years of turbulent history] (in Japanese). Kotsu Shimbunsha. ISBN 978-4-330-66816-1.