Chikusa Station

Location
	Chikusa Station Location in Aichi Prefecture Chikusa Station Location in Japan

CF03 H12
Chikusa Station

千種駅
CF03 H12; Chikusa Station; 千種駅 ;
Mainline and Nagoya Municipal Subway station
General information
Location	Uchiyama 3-24-8, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-she, Aichi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°10′13″N 136°55′51″E / 35.1701424°N 136.930697°E
Operated by	JR Central; Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya;
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line; Higashiyama Line;
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	CF03, H12
Website	Official website (JR Tokai); Official website (Nagoya Subway)
History
Opened	25 July 1900; 124 years ago
Passengers
FY2017	19,892 daily (JR East), 14,234 (Subway)
Services
Location
Location
	Chikusa Station Location in Aichi Prefecture Chikusa Station Location in Japan

Chikusa Station (千種駅, Chikusa-eki) is an interchange railway station in Higashi-ku and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The above-ground portion off Chikusa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 389.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station and 7.1 kilometers from Nagoya Station. the underground portion of the station is served by the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway and is 11.0 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Takabata Station.

Layout

The JR station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office. The underground portion the station has two opposed side platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms (JR Central)

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kanayama and Nagoya
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kōzōji, Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, and Nagano

Platforms (Nagoya Municipal Subway)

1	■ Higashiyama Line	For Higashiyama Kōen and Fujigaoka
2	■ Higashiyama Line	For Sakae, Nagoya, Takabata

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Central
Chūō Main Line
Ōzone	Local	Tsurumai
Tajimi	Limited Express Shinano	Kanayama or Nagoya

Station history

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

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

The station is located near the border of Chikusa-ku, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku.

References

^ 千種 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
^ 千種駅 [Chikusa] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 21 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 from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2019.