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.
 Jingū-mae Station 神宮前駅 | |||||
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.jpg) Jingu-mae Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 18-1 Sambommatsu-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 456-0032 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′33″N 136°54′45″E / 35.1257924°N 136.9124794°E | ||||
| Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NH33 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 March 1917 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2006 | 5,840,270[1] | ||||
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Lines
editJingū-mae Station is served by the following two Meitetsu lines.
Station layout
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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
edit| 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
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| 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
editThe 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
edit- Atsuta Shrine
- Atsuta ward office
- Headquarters of Nippon Sharyo
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jingū-mae Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)