Chikusa Station

CF03 H12 Chikusa Station 千種駅
Mainline and Nagoya Municipal Subway station
General information
Location	Uchiyama 3-24-8, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-she, Aichi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.1701424°N 136.930697°E / 35.1701424; 136.930697
Operated by	JR Central Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line Higashiyama Line
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	CF03, H12
Website	Official website (JR Tokai) Official website (Nagoya Subway)
History
Opened	25 July 1900; 124 years ago (1900-07-25)
Passengers
FY2017	19,892 daily (JR East), 14,234 (Subway)
Services
Preceding station Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station Shinsakae-machi H11 towards Takabata Higashiyama Line Imaike H13 towards Fujigaoka
Location Chikusa Station Location in Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Chikusa Station Location in Japan Show map of Japan

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]

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

External links

• Media related to Chikusa Station at Wikimedia Commons
• JR Tokai official home page
• Nagoya Subway official home page