Meitetsu Nagoya Station

Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅, Meitetsu Nagoya-eki) is the terminal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Many trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chubu Centrair International Airport, which is connected with the station by the Limited Express services.

Meitetsu Nagoya Station 名鉄名古屋駅
Platform 1 and 2 in 2018
General information
Location	Nakamura, Nagoya, Aichi Japan
Coordinates	35.1695461°N 136.8838763°E / 35.1695461; 136.8838763
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Platforms	3 platforms (with Spanish solution), 2 tracks
Connections	Kintetsu Nagoya Station Nagoya Station Tōkaidō Shinkansen Higashiyama Line Sakuradōri Line ■ Aonami Line Bus services
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	NH36
History
Opened	August 12, 1941
Previous names	Shin Nagoya Station (~2005)
Passengers
2023–2024	272,061[1]
Services Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Sannō towards Toyohashi Nagoya Main Line local Sakō towards Meitetsu Gifu Kanayama towards Toyohashi Nagoya Main Line Semi Express Express Nagoya Main Line Rapid Express Sukaguchi towards Meitetsu Gifu through to Inuyama Line Kanayama towards Central Japan International Airport μSky Kōnomiya towards Meitetsu Gifu or Shin-Unuma
Location

This station is built under the Meitetsu Department Store, therefore the station area is very narrow for the large number of passengers, but it is technically difficult to enlarge the station due to the limited and complicated underground area.^[2] Therefore, at this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot to go.

The station is adjacent to JR Central's Nagoya Station, the city's central station, and Kintetsu Nagoya Station, the terminal of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

Lines

While the Meitetsu Nagoya Station is technically only served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, trains heading for many destinations arrive and depart at the station. These lines includeTsushima Line, Inuyama Line, Kowa Line, Tokoname Line, Airport Line, Chita New Line, Mikawa Line.^[3]

The station is connected to Kintetsu Nagoya Station by underground walkways. Other stations named Nagoya, those operated by JR Central, Nagoya Municipal Subway, or Aonami Line's Nagoya Station are also adjacent to this station.^[3]

History

The original terminal building of Meitetsu Nagoya Station (Shin Nagoya Station) in 1941

The station opened on August 12, 1941 and was known as Shin-Nagoya Station (新名古屋駅, Shin-Nagoya-eki) until it was renamed in early 2005, just prior to the opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport.^[4] The station originally had three tracks instead of two, with two platforms instead of three. In 1954, the station building was renovated, and the station layout became the one being used.^[5] The original station building survived the Bombing of Nagoya during World War II, but burned down completely due to electrical fault on December 12, 1946.^[6] The second station building was completed on April 1, 1950.^[7] Due to Kintetsu Nagoya Line changing the rail gauge to standard-gauge, a rail connection with Kintetsu Nagoya Station was removed on December 20, 1952.^[8]

Future refurbishments

In 2019, Meitetsu announced a station refurbishment project which would add two new tracks in order to increase station capacity.^[9] In March 2025, Meitetsu laid out their plans for the reconstruction, estimated to cost about 540 billion yen. Plans call for the construction to begin at the end of fiscal 2025 and last until the 2040s. At the start of the project the existing Meitetsu Department Store, Meitetsu Grand Hotel and Meitetsu Bus Terminal will be closed and demolished. The end of the first phase of construction, scheduled for fiscal year 2033, will feature the opening of a new bus terminal and the shifting of Meitetsu trains to the two new tracks and platforms. All four tracks are scheduled to be in operation by the end of the project, with plans to have dedicated boarding platforms for μSky trains to Chubu Centrair International Airport.^[10][11]

Station layout

The station has two platforms on the side, and a single Spanish solution platform between them. The Spanish solution platform is still used for passengers riding Limited Express services. The station is built underground beneath the Meitetsu Department Store, where most of the ticket gates and transfer gates are located in floor B1 and station platforms are located in floor B2.^[3] Due to the extreme service frequency and high number of service variations, automated announcements are not used in this station. Instead, people in the two booths located in the side platforms, nicknamed "DJ Booth" makes the announcements.^[12][13] At Meitetsu Nagoya Station, passengers' riding spots are separated by their destinations. Additionally, Meitetsu has two-door trains and three-door trains, therefore passengers are required to wait at the spot with light on.^[14]

Services

Passenger service

As of 2025, the station is serviced by trains from 5:23 a.m. to 12:07 p.m. All services in the Nagoya Main line stops at the station. The station is one of the busiest stations with around 450 trains departing in each tracks a day. The average interval between trains is two minutes and thirty seconds.^[15][5]

Bus connection

Meitetsu Bus Center, operated by Meitetsu Bus is located nearby the station.^[16]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nagoya Main Line
Kanayama		μSKY Limited Express Rapid Limited Express		Kōnomiya
Kanayama		μSKY Limited Express Rapid Limited Express (Through to Inuyama Line)		Iwakura
Kanayama		Limited Express		Kōnomiya Sukaguchi (Some trains stop)
Kanayama		Limited Express (Through to Inuyama Line)		Iwakura