Jingū-mae Station

Jingū-mae Station 神宮前駅
Jingu-mae Station
General information
Location	18-1 Sambommatsu-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 456-0032 Japan
Coordinates	35.1257924°N 136.9124794°E / 35.1257924; 136.9124794
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Meitetsu Tokoname Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	NH33
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 March 1917; 107 years ago (1917-03-19)
Passengers
2006	5,840,270[1]
Location Jingū-mae Station Location within Japan

Jingū-mae Station (神宮前駅, Jingū-mae-eki) is a railway station in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad. It is the nearest station to Atsuta Shrine.

Lines

Jingū-mae Station is served by the following two Meitetsu lines.

• Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
• Meitetsu Tokoname Line

Station layout

The ticket barriers

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with the two inner tracks used by the Tokoname Line and the two outer ones for the Nagoya Main Line.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Nagoya Main Line	for Kanayama, Nagoya, and Gifu
	■ Inuyama Line ■ Hiromi Line	for Kanayama, Nagoya, Inuyama, and Shin Kani
	■ Tsushima Line ■ Bisai Line	for Kanayama, Nagoya, Tsushima, and Saya
3	■ Meitetsu Tokoname Line ■ Airport Line	for Ōtagawa, Tokoname, and Central Japan International Airport
	■ Kōwa Line ■ Chita New Line	for Ōtagawa, Kōwa, and Utsumi
4	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line ■ Toyokawa Line	for Chiryū, Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Toyokawa-inari
	■ Nishio Line	for Chiryū, Nishio, and Kira Yoshida

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Chiryū		Rapid Limited Express		Kanayama
Chiryū		Limited Express		Kanayama
Horita		Express		Kanayama
Horita		Semi Express		Kanayama
Horita		Local		Kanayama
Meitetsu Tokoname Line
Kanayama (Main Line)		μSKY Limited Express (mainly)		Central Japan International Airport
Kanayama (Main Line)		μSKY Limited Express (departing from Central Japan Int'l Airport before 9 a.m.)		Ōtagawa
Kanayama (Main Line)		Limited Express		Ōtagawa
Kanayama (Main Line)		Rapid Express		Ōe Shūrakuen Ōtagawa (mainly)
Kanayama (Main Line)		Express		Ōe
Kanayama (Main Line)		Semi Express		Ōe
Kanayama (Main Line)		Local		Toyodahommachi

History

The station opened on 19 March 1917, as a station of the Aichi Electric Railway.^[2]

In 1984, a bomb threat was sent to the station, causing it to be closed for two days. Jingū-mae Station lost an estimated $200 USD in revenue.

Surrounding area

• Atsuta Shrine
• Atsuta ward office
• Headquarters of Nippon Sharyo

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 第10章　運輸・通信 （平成20年度刊愛知県統計年鑑） [Statistics of Aichi in Year 20 of the Heisei Era] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
2. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), クロリクル常滑線, 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 9, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)