Sakae Station (Aichi)
The station is connected underground with Hisaya-ōdōri Station (on the subway Meijō Line and Sakura-dōri Line) and with Sakaemachi Station (the terminus of the Meitetsu Seto Line).
History
Sakae Station was opened on 15 November 1957 as Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅, Sakaemachi-eki) as a terminal station on the No. 1 Line, later renamed the Higashiyama Line. The new subway system replaced the electric tram which had run above ground. The No. 2 Line (later named the Meijō Line) connected to the station on 15 October 1965. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1966.
Lines
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Higashiyama Line (Station number: H10)
- Meijō Line (Station number: M05)
Layout
Sakae Station has one underground island platform for use by the Higashiyama Line and two underground opposed side platforms for use by the Meijō Line.
Platforms
1 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Higashiyama Kōen and Fujigaoka |
2 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Nagoya and Takabata |
3 | ■ Meijō Line | For Kanayama, Aratama-bashi, and Nagoyakō |
4 | ■ Meijō Line | For Shiyakusho and Ōzone |
The station is rather large and contains many businesses such as restaurants and shops. There are three sets of gates corresponding to three exits: the Central Exit, the East Exit, and the West Exit. Past the West Exit are exits 1, 2, 7, and 8. Exit 3 and Exit 6 are between the Central Exit and the West Exit. Past the East Exit are exits 4, 4A, and 5.
References
- ^ 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. 71, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
- ^ 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 [Nagoya Statistics for Year 21 of the Heisei Era, 11 Transportation and Communication] (in Japanese). Nagoya City. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ 栄 [Sakae] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
- ^ 駅構内図 [Diagram of Station Interior] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 18 November 2010.