Higashiyama Line
Encyclopedia
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 followed by a number. All the stations accept Tranpass
, a prepaid magnetic card.
The line opened its first section in . The line links Nagoya Station
and Sakae
, the CBD
of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway Lines. On arriving Nagoya Station (from Fujigaoka), departing Nagoya Station (to Fujigaoka), or arriving Fujigaoka Station, the announcements are made in five languages, namely Japanese
, English
, Korean
, Chinese
, and Portuguese
, in that order.
, Fushimimachi Station (now ), and Sakaemachi Station (now .) At first, the subway had six trainsets made up of 100 series trains, with two cars per trainset.
The line was extended from Sakaemachi (now Sakae) to on June 15, 1960, from Ikeshita to on April 1, 1963, from to on March 30, 1967.
The line was simultaneously extended from Nagoya to and from to its current eastern terminus of on April 1, 1969. The line was further extended from to its present western terminus of on September 21, 1982, and with that was completed as the line which operates today.
All trains are based at Takabata and Fujigaoka Depots.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway
Nagoya Municipal Subway
is the subway system that serves the Nagoya, Aichi, Japan area. Like other large Japanese cities, Greater Nagoya's subways are heavily complemented by suburban rail, forming an extensive network of 47 lines rivaling cities such as New York and London...
system in Nagoya
Nagoya, Aichi
is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata, Nakagawa Ward
Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan....
to Fujigaoka
Fujigaoka Station (Aichi)
is a train station in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanThe station serving Nagoya Municipal Subway was opened on , and the neighboring station of the same name serving the Linimo was opened on .-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway...
, Meitō Ward
Meito-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It is home to Meitoh Senior High School, one of the city's best schools, frequently attended by American Field Service exchange students....
, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is Windsor yellow; its stations carry the letter H followed by a number. All the stations accept Tranpass
Tranpass
is the name of a magnetic fare card that can be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu...
, a prepaid magnetic card.
The line opened its first section in . The line links 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...
and Sakae
Sakae Station
Sakae Station is the name of three train stations in Japan:*Sakae Station * Sakae Station * Sakae Station...
, the CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway Lines. On arriving Nagoya Station (from Fujigaoka), departing Nagoya Station (to Fujigaoka), or arriving Fujigaoka Station, the announcements are made in five languages, namely Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, in that order.
Basic data
- Distance: 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi)
- Stations: 22
- GaugeRail gaugeTrack gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
: (in contrast to the narrow gauge of most Japanese railways) - Double-track line: Whole line
- Rolling stock: 5000 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway 5000 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 1980.-Formation:The trainsets are formed as follows....
, 5050 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway 5050 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 1992.-Specifications:...
, and N1000 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway N1000 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit train type operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 2008.-Formation:The trainsets are formed as follows.... - Electric supply: Entire line (600 VVoltThe volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...
DCDirect currentDirect current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
, third railThird railA third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
) - Railway signallingRailway signallingRailway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
: CSCab signallingCab signalling is a railway safety system that communicates track status information to the cab, crew compartment or driver's compartment of a locomotive, railcar or multiple unit, where the train driver or engine driver can see the information....
-ATCAutomatic Train ControlAutomatic Train Control is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling instead of track-side signals and the use of smooth deceleration patterns in lieu of the... - Maximum speed at service: 65 kilometres per hour (40.4 mph)
Stations
The stations are as follows:| Number | | Station name | | Japanese | | Total distance | | Transfers | | Location | |
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| H01 | Takabata | 高畑 | 0 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line (planned) | Nakagawa Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.... |
Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji... , Aichi Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :... |
| H02 | Hatta | 八田 | 0.9 km | JR Central Japan Railway Company The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station... : Kansai Main 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... Kintetsu Kintetsu , named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise... : Nagoya Line (Kintetsu-Hatta Kintetsu-Hatta Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and is located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan.-Layout:There are two island platforms with four tracks elevated.-Adjacent stations:... ) |
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| H03 | Iwatsuka | 岩塚 | 2 km | Nakamura Nakamura-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan.-History:Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.The modern ward was officially established on .-Places:Nagoya Station is in the ward's Meieki district... |
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| H04 | Nakamura Kōen | 中村公園 | 3.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: 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... (planned extension) |
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| H05 | Nakamura Nisseki Nakamura Nisseki Station is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It was opened on .This station provides access to Nagoya Daiichi Red Cross Hospital, the Nagoya Keirin track, and Toyokuni Shrine, a shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.-Platforms:... |
中村日赤 | 3.9 km | |||
| H06 | Honjin | 本陣 | 4.6 km | |||
| H07 | Kamejima Kamejima Station is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It was opened on .-Platforms:There are two main exits, the East Exit, which leads to Exit 2 and Exit 3, and the West Exit, which leads to Exit 1 and Exit 4. Exit 1 and 4 are closed after 11 pm and before 6 am... |
亀島 | 5.5 km | |||
| H08 | Nagoya 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... |
名古屋 | 6.6 km | JR: Chūō Main 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... , Kansai Main 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... , Tōkaidō Main 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... , Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya 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:... ) Meitetsu 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... : Nagoya Line (Meitetsu Nagoya Meitetsu Nagoya Station is the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station... ) Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S02) Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway: 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... (AN01) |
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| H09 | Fushimi Fushimi Station (Aichi) is a train station in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanIt was opened on . -Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Higashiyama Line **Tsurumai Line -Platforms:... |
伏見 | 8 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line Tsurumai Line The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter T followed by a number. Officially, the line is called... (T07) |
Naka Naka-ku, Nagoya is the heart of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Largely hemmed in by Sakura-dōri , Ōtsu-dōri , Fushimi-dōri and Tsurumai-dōri , it contains the main shopping area of Sakae, a massive air-conditioned 5 square-kilometer underground mall) and the 'after-five' semi-red light districts of Nishiki and... |
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| H10 | Sakae Sakae Station (Aichi) is a train station in Sakae, which is in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Higashiyama Line **Meijō Line -Platforms:... |
栄 | 9 km | Meitetsu: Seto Line Meitetsu Seto Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku, Nagoya. Aichi Prefecture with Owari Seto Station in Seto, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Nagoya Railroad .-Stations:-Rolling stock:... (Sakaemachi) Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line Meijo Line The is a subway line, part of the system in Nagoya, Japan. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, through Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations carry the letter M followed by a number. Officially,... (M05) |
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| H11 | Shinsakae-machi Shinsakae-machi Station (Aichi) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanThe station provides access to the headquarters and broadcasting center of Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting This station was opened on... |
新栄町 | 10.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kamiiida Line Kamiiida Line The is a subway line, part of the system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs between two stations, Kamiiida and Heian-dōri, both at Kita Ward, Nagoya. Both stations have automatic platform gates.... (planned extension) |
Higashi Higashi-ku, Nagoya , is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Higashi Ward has the headquarters of Tōkai Television Broadcasting as well as the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station.... |
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| H12 | Chikusa Chikusa Station is a train station in Higashi-ku and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the JR portion of which opened on , and the subway portion of which opened on... |
千種 | 11 km | JR: Chūō Main Line | ||
| H13 | Imaike | 今池 | 11.7 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: 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... (S08) |
Chikusa Chikusa-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the city.-Places:It has a number of large parks such as Higashiyama Park and Heiwa Park, is the home to the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and contains the Higashiyama Sky Tower... |
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| H14 | Ikeshita | 池下 | 12.6 km | |||
| H15 | Kakuōzan | 覚王山 | 13.2 km | |||
| H16 | Motoyama Motoyama Station (Aichi) is a train station in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanIt was opened on .The station provides access to Tōgan-ji which includes the Nagoya Daibutsu, Nagoya's large statue of Buddha... |
本山 | 14.2 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line Meijo Line The is a subway line, part of the system in Nagoya, Japan. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, through Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations carry the letter M followed by a number. Officially,... (M17) |
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| H17 | Higashiyama Kōen (Higashiyama Park) | 東山公園 | 15.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned) | ||
| H18 | Hoshigaoka | 星ヶ丘 | 16.2 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned) | ||
| H19 | Issha | 一社 | 17.5 km | Meitō Meito-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It is home to Meitoh Senior High School, one of the city's best schools, frequently attended by American Field Service exchange students.... |
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| H20 | Kamiyashiro | 上社 | 18.6 km | |||
| H21 | Hongō | 本郷 | 19.3 km | |||
| H22 | Fujigaoka Fujigaoka Station (Aichi) is a train station in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanThe station serving Nagoya Municipal Subway was opened on , and the neighboring station of the same name serving the Linimo was opened on .-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway... |
藤が丘 | 20.6 km | Aichi Rapid Transit: Linimo Linimo , formally the is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line is still operating to serve the local community.Linimo is owned and operated by... (L01) |
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History
The Higashiyama Line was the first underground rapid transit line in Nagoya, and it was born with the first three 2.4 kilometers of track, comprising three stations, which opened on . The three stations were Nagoya StationNagoya 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...
, Fushimimachi Station (now ), and Sakaemachi Station (now .) At first, the subway had six trainsets made up of 100 series trains, with two cars per trainset.
The line was extended from Sakaemachi (now Sakae) to on June 15, 1960, from Ikeshita to on April 1, 1963, from to on March 30, 1967.
The line was simultaneously extended from Nagoya to and from to its current eastern terminus of on April 1, 1969. The line was further extended from to its present western terminus of on September 21, 1982, and with that was completed as the line which operates today.
Rolling stock
Current
- 5000 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway 5000 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 1980.-Formation:The trainsets are formed as follows....
(since 1980) - 5050 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway 5050 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 1992.-Specifications:...
(since 1992) - N1000 seriesNagoya Municipal Subway N1000 seriesThe is a rapid transit electric multiple unit train type operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 2008.-Formation:The trainsets are formed as follows....
(since 2008)
All trains are based at Takabata and Fujigaoka Depots.
Former
- 100/200/250/500/700 series (1957-1999)
- 300/800 series (1967-2000)