is the principal station

Train station

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 of the Nagoya Railroad

Nagoya Railroad

, often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows...

 (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan

Japan

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. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chūbu Centrair International Airport

Chubu Centrair International Airport

is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan.Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chūbu region of Japan...

, 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

Nagoya Station

is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area , and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company . Much of this space is located in the "JR Central Towers" atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The...

, the city's central station, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station

Kintetsu Nagoya Station

Kintetsu-Nagoya Station is a terminus of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. It is connected to Nagoya Station and Meitetsu Nagoya Station .-Layout:...

, 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 and (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 , , and (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 , , and (via , and )

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

• Yellow Spot

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

Local

• Green Spot

for , and (via Otagawa)

Limited Express, Rapid Express and Express

• Light Blue Spot

for and

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
    Tokaido Main Line
    The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
    
     (for Gifu, Ogaki, Obu, Kariya, Gamagori, Toyohashi and Hamamatsu)
  • JR Chūō Line
    Chuo Main Line
    The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...
    
     (for Kozoji(transfer to EXPO SITE), Tajimi and Nakatsugawa)
  • JR Kansai Line
    Kansai Main Line
    The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
    
     (for Yokkaichi, Tsu and Kameyama)
  • JR Takayama Line
    Takayama Main Line
    is a Japanese railway line between Gifu Station in Gifu and Toyama Station in Toyama, operated by Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company . The line directly links Chūkyō Metropolitan Area and Hokuriku region in a shorter distance, but slower than to use Tōkaidō Shinkansen...
    
     (Limited Express only, for Gero and Takayama)
  • Aonami Line
    Aonami Line
    Aonami Line is a railway line in the city of Nagoya connecting Nagoya Station and Kinjō-Futō Station. "Aonami Line" is the official nickname of the operated by the...
    
     (for Kinjō-Futō) – Station number: AN01
  • Nagoya City Subway
    • Higashiyama Line
      Higashiyama Line
      The is a subway line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata, Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka, Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is Windsor yellow; its stations carry the letter H...
      
       – Station number: H08
    • Sakura-dōri Line
      Sakura-dori Line
      The is a subway line, part of the system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Nakamura Kuyakusho, Nakamura Ward to , Midori Ward, all within Nagoya. The Sakura-dōri Line's color on maps is red. In 2004, the city started to change all station signs. The new signs have a station name followed by a single...
      
       – 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 until it was renamed in early 2005.

Adjacent stations