Kawana Station (Nagoya)

Kawana Station (川名駅, Kawana-eki) is a subway station on the Tsurumai Line in Kawanayama-chō, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway operator Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.[1]

T13
Kawana Station

川名駅
The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway station
Kawana Station No. 2 entrance in March 2010
General information
Location8-7 Hirojitōri, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°08′56″N 136°56′55″E / 35.1489°N 136.9487°E / 35.1489; 136.9487
Operated byTransportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)The logo of the Tsurumai Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Tsurumai Line
Distance13.1 km (8.1 mi) from Kami-Otai
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeT13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1977; 47 years ago (1977-03-18)
Passengers
FY20079,521 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station
Gokiso
T12
towards Kami-Otai
Tsurumai Line Irinaka
T14
towards Akaike

Lines

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Kawana Station is served by the Tsurumai Line, and is numbered "T13". It is located 13.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kami-Otai Station.[2]

Layout

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Kawana Station has two underground opposed side platforms.

Platforms

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1  Tsurumai Line for Yagoto, Akaike
 TT  Meitetsu Toyota Line for Toyotashi
2  Tsurumai Line for Fushimi, Kami-Otai
 IY  Meitetsu Inuyama Line for Inuyama

On Platform 1 for Akaike, door 16 is closest to the elevator, and on Platform 2 for Fushimi and Kami-Otai, door 18 is closest to the elevator.[3]

History

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Kawana Station was opened on 18 March 1977.[2][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2007, the station was used by an average of 9,521 passengers daily.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 川名 [Kawana] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 261. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 駅構内図 [Diagram of Station Interior] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ Sato, Nobuyuki (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
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