Meijō Line

File:Meijyo Line Nagoya Daigaku Sta.jpg

Nagoya Daigaku Station

The is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, via Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is wisteria purple and stations are labeled with the prefix "M". Officially, the line consists of the , the western part, and , the eastern part. All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The Meijō Line, upon its completion, became the second loop subway line built in Japan, after the Toei Ōedo Line. The Ōedo Line, however, is not a true loop line as it is operated like a figure 6, with trains from the western Hikarigaoka terminus running anticlockwise around the loop and terminating at Tochōmae, returning around the loop to Hikarigaoka. Thus the Meijō Line is the first (and currently only) true loop subway line in the nation. The line is longer than the JR Ōsaka Loop Line (), but shorter than the JR Yamanote Line (). It takes 48 minutes to complete the loop.

The name Meijō is derived from the abbreviated kanji of .

Stations

Stations listed clockwise

style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Number	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Station name	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Japanese	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Total distance	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Transfers	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" colspan=2 | Location
Template:NGSN	Kanayama		0.0	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1 Template:Ric (E-01) 2 Chūō Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Line	Naka	Nagoya
Template:NGSN	Higashi Betsuin		0.7
Template:NGSN	Kamimaezu		1.6	Template:Ric (T-09)
Template:NGSN	Yabachō		2.3	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1
Template:NGSN	Sakae		3.0	Meitetsu Seto Line (Sakaemachi) Template:Ric (H-10)
Template:NGSN	Hisaya-ōdōri		3.4	Template:Ric (S-05)
Template:NGSN	Nagoyajo (Nagoya Castle)		4.3
Template:NGSN	Meijō Kōen		5.4		Kita
Template:NGSN	Kurokawa		6.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1
Template:NGSN	Shiga-hondōri		7.4
Template:NGSN	Heian-dōri		8.2	Template:Ric (K-02)
Template:NGSN	Ōzone		8.9	Chūō Main Line Meitetsu Seto Line Yutorito Line (Y01)
Template:NGSN	Nagoya Dome-mae Yada		9.7	Yutorito Line (Y02)	Higashi
Template:NGSN	Sunadabashi		10.6	Yutorito Line (Y03)
Template:NGSN	Chayagasaka		11.5		Chikusa
Template:NGSN	Jiyūgaoka		12.7
Template:NGSN	Motoyama		14.1	Template:Ric (H-16)
Template:NGSN	Nagoya Daigaku		15.1	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line 1
Template:NGSN	Yagoto Nisseki		16.2		Shōwa
Template:NGSN	Yagoto		17.2	Template:Ric (T-15)
Template:NGSN	Sōgō Rihabiri Center		18.5		Mizuho
Template:NGSN	Mizuho Undōjō Higashi		19.5
Template:NGSN	Aratama-bashi		20.7	Template:Ric (S-14)
Template:NGSN	Myōon-dōri		21.4
Template:NGSN	Horita		22.2
Template:NGSN	Atsuta Jingu Temma-cho		23.4		Atsuta
Template:NGSN	Atsuta Jingu Nishi		24.4
Template:NGSN	Nishi Takakura		25.3
Template:NGSN	Kanayama		26.4		Naka

¹: Planned lines.

²: Through service to/from Meijō Line.

Meikō Line

The acts as a branch line from the Meijō line, with roughly every other anticlockwise train running toward Nagoyakō instead of Nagoya Daigaku. The Meikō Line's color on maps is a stripe of wisteria purple and white, and stations are labeled with the prefix "E". Officially, the line is part of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2. The line provides through service to the Meijō Line.

Stations

style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Number	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Station name	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Japanese	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Total distance	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" | Transfers	! style="border-bottom:3px solid #Template:Rcr;" colspan=2 | Location
Through service to/from Meijō Line
Template:NGSN	Kanayama		0.0	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line 1 Template:Ric (M-01) 2 Chūō Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Line	Naka	Nagoya
Template:NGSN	Hibino		1.5		Atsuta
Template:NGSN	Rokuban-chō		2.6
Template:NGSN	Tōkai-dōri		3.8		Minato
Template:NGSN	Minato Kuyakusho		4.6
Template:NGSN	Tsukiji-guchi		5.4
Template:NGSN	Nagoyakō (Nagoya Port)		6.0

History

The line was originally part of the Meijō Line. When the eastern part ("Line 4") of the current loop line was completed in 2004, the entire loop was renamed the Meijō Line, with the remaining section (between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop) being renamed to the Meikō Line.

The name Meikō is derived from the abbreviated kanji of .

Rolling stock

Current

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A 2000 series train in August 2020

• 2000 series (since 1989)

Former

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A 1200 series train in September 1999

• 1000/1100/1200 series (from 1965 until 2000)

History

The first section of Line 2, between Sakae-machi (now named Sakae) and Shiyakusho (now named Nagoyajo), opened in 1965. The line was named the Meijō Line in 1969, and the extension was completed in 1971. Line 4 opened its first section between Aratama-bashi and Kanayama in 1974. The extension project was completed in 2004, making a loop line together with Line 2.

Women-only cars were introduced on the line on 4 July 2016, operating in the mornings until 09:00.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• Nagoya City Transportation Bureau official website Template:In lang