Meitetsu-Nagoya Station

Entrance to the Meitetsu Nagoya Station

Ticket gate

Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅, Meitetsu Nagoya eki^?) is the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chūbu Centrair International Airport, which is connected with the station by the Rapid Express service started on January 29, 2005.

This station is built under the Meitetsu Department Store, therefore the station area is very narrow for the large number of passengers, but it is very difficult to enlarge the station. Therefore at this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot to go.

The station is adjacent to JR Central's Nagoya Station, the city's central station, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

Riding spots

At Meitetsu Nagoya Station, passengers' riding spots are separated by their destinations. Additionally, Meitetsu have 2-door trains and 3-door trains, therefore passengers are required to wait at the spot with light on.

Track No.1 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Tsushima, Iwakura, Inuyama and Shin-Kani)

• Blue Spot

for Ichinomiya and Gifu (via Sukaguchi, Shin-Kiyosu and Konomiya)

Rapid Ltd. Exp., Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express

• Yellow Spot

for Sukaguchi and Konomiya

Local

There are only very few local trains for Gifu, so passengers should use local trains for Tsushima or transfer at Sukaguchi.

• Green Spot

for Shin-Unuma, Inuyama, and Shin-Kani (via Iwakura and Konan)

Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express

• Light Blue Spot

for Iwakura and Inuyama

Local

• Purple Spot

for Tsushima, Saya and Yatomi (via Sukaguchi)

Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express and Local

Track No.2 (for Ichinomiya, Gifu, Tsushima, Iwakura, Inuyama and Shin-Kani)
Track No.3 (for Chiryu, Higashi-Okazaki, Toyohashi, Toyokawa-Inari, Kowa, Utsumi, Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport)

• These tracks are used only for passengers with seat reservation for a Rapid Ltd. Exp. and Limited Express and for arrival.

Track No.4 (for Chiryu, Higashi-Okazaki, Toyohashi, Toyokawa-Inari, Kowa, Utsumi, Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport)

• Blue Spot

for Higashi-Okazaki, Toyohashi, Toyokawa-Inari and Kira-Yoshida (via Narumi, Chiryu and Shin-Anjo)

Rapid Ltd. Exp., Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express and Semi Express

• Yellow Spot

for Toyoake, Chiryu and Higashi-Okazaki (via Horita and Narumi)

Local

• Green Spot

for Kowa, Utsumi and Central Japan International Airport (via Otagawa)

Limited Express, Rapid Express and Express

• Light Blue Spot

for Oe and Otagawa

Local

There are few local trains, as most originate in Kanayama. Take an Express train to Kanayama and change trains to a local, (usually) the #3 platform or the right side.

Transfer

• At Nagoya Station:
  • JR Tōkaidō Shinkansen Line (for Shin-Yokohama, Tokyo, Kyoto and Shin-Osaka)
  • JR Tōkaidō Line (for Gifu, Ogaki, Obu, Kariya, Gamagori, Toyohashi and Hamamatsu)
  • JR Chūō Line (for Kozoji(transfer to EXPO SITE), Tajimi and Nakatsugawa)
  • JR Kansai Line (for Yokkaichi, Tsu and Kameyama)
  • JR Takayama Line (Limited Express only, for Gero and Takayama)
  • Aonami Line (for Kinjō-Futō) – Station number: AN01
  • Nagoya City Subway
    • Higashiyama Line – Station number: H08
    • Sakura-dōri Line – Station number: S02
• At Kintetsu Nagoya Station:
  • Kintetsu Nagoya Line (for Yokkaichi, Tsu, Ise-Nakagawa, Matsusaka, Iseshi, Toba and Osaka)

History

The station opened on August 12, 1941 and was known as Shin-Nagoya Station (新名古屋駅, Shin-Nagoya eki^?) until it was renamed in early 2005.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Meitesu Nagoya Main Line
Sannō		Local	Sakō
Kanayama or Sannō		Semi Express Express	Sakō
Kanayama		Rapid Express	Sukaguchi
Kanayama		Rapid Express (Through to Meitetsu Inuyama Line)	Kami-Otai
Kanayama		Limited Express	Kōnomiya
Kanayama		Limited Express (Through to Meitetsu Tsushima Line)	Sukaguchi
Kanayama		Limited Express (Through to Meitetsu Inuyama Line)	Iwakura
Kanayama		Rapid Limited Express	Kōnomiya
Kanayama		Rapid Limited Express Through to Meitetsu Inuyama Line)	Iwakura

Coordinates: 35°10′10″N 136°53′02″E / 35.1695461°N 136.8838763°E / 35.1695461; 136.8838763