Chikusa Station

Chikusa Station (千種駅,Chikusa-eki) is an interchangerailway station inHigashi-ku andChikusa-ku,Nagoya,Aichi Prefecture,Japan, operated byCentral Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and theTransportation Bureau City of Nagoya.^[1]^[2]

CF03H12
Chikusa Station

千種駅

Mainline andNagoya Municipal Subway station

General information

Location

Uchiyama 3-24-8, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-she, Aichi-ken
Japan

Coordinates

35°10′13″N136°55′51″E / 35.1701424°N 136.930697°E /35.1701424; 136.930697

Operated by

Line(s)

Platforms

1island + 2side 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 towardsTakabata		Higashiyama Line		Imaike H13 towardsFujigaoka

Location
Chikusa Station Location inAichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Chikusa Station Location in Japan Show map of Japan

Lines

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The above-ground portion off Chikusa Station is served by theChūō Main Line, and is located 389.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line atTokyo Station and 7.1 kilometers fromNagoya Station. the underground portion of the station is served by theHigashiyama Line of theNagoya Municipal Subway and is 11.0 kilometers from the starting point of that line atTakabata Station.

Layout

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The JR station has one elevatedisland platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automatedticket machines,TOICA automatedturnstiles and a staffed ticket office. The underground portion the station has two opposedside platforms. The station building has automatedticket machines,Manaca automatedturnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms (JR Central)

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1	■ Chūō Main Line	ForKanayama andNagoya
2	■ Chūō Main Line	ForKōzōji,Tajimi,Nakatsugawa, andNagano

Platforms (Nagoya Municipal Subway)

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1	■ Higashiyama Line	ForHigashiyama Kōen andFujigaoka
2	■ Higashiyama Line	ForSakae,Nagoya,Takabata

Adjacent stations

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«	Service
JR Central
Chūō Main Line
Ōzone	Local	Tsurumai
Tajimi	Limited ExpressShinano	Kanayama orNagoya

Station history

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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

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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

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The station is located near the border ofChikusa-ku,Higashi-ku andNaka-ku.

References

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^千種 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved21 November 2010.
^千種駅 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved21 November 2010.
^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
^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 fromthe original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved25 October 2019.