Chikusa Station

Chikusa Station (千種駅, Chikusa-eki) is an interchange railway station in Higashi-ku and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.[1][2]

CF03
Chikusa Station

千種駅
Panorama of Chikusa Station
LocationUchiyama 3-24-8, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-she, Aichi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.1701424°N 136.930697°E / 35.1701424; 136.930697
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeCF03, H12
WebsiteOfficial website (JR Tokai)
Official website (Nagoya Subway)
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1900
Passengers
FY201719,892 daily (JR East), 14,234 (Subway)
Location
Chikusa Station
Location in Aichi Prefecture
Chikusa Station
Location in Japan

Lines

The above-ground portion off Chikusa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 389.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station and 7.1 kilometers from Nagoya Station. the underground portion of the station is served by the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway and is 11.0 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Takabata Station.

Layout

The JR station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office. The underground portion the station has two opposed side platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms (JR Central)
1 ■ Chūō Main Line For Kanayama and Nagoya
2 ■ Chūō Main Line For Kōzōji, Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, and Nagano

Platforms (Nagoya Municipal Subway)
1 ■ Higashiyama Line For Higashiyama Kōen and Fujigaoka
2 ■ Higashiyama Line For Sakae, Nagoya, Takabata

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Central
Chūō Main Line
Ōzone   Local   Tsurumai
Tajimi   Limited Express Shinano   Kanayama or Nagoya
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Higashiyama Line
Shinsakae-machi - Imaike

Station history

The JR portion of the station opened on July 25, 1900. The subway portion of the station opened on June 15, 1960.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 19,892 passengers daily and the Nagoya Subway portion of the station by 14,234 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

The station is located near the border of Chikusa-ku, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku.

See also

References
  1. 千種 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. 千種駅 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. 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. 65, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
  4. 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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