Meitetsu Nagoya Station

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Meitetsu Nagoya Station 名鉄名古屋駅
Ticket gates in January 2008
General information
Location	Nakamura, Nagoya, Aichi Japan
Coordinates	35°10′10″N 136°53′02″E / 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 (Nagoya Line) Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tōkaidō Main Line Chūō Main Line Kansai Main Line Higashiyama Line Sakuradōri Line ■ Aonami Line Bus services Coach services
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	NH36
History
Opened	August 12, 1941
Previous names	Shin Nagoya Station (until 2005)
Passengers
FY2018	151,891 daily

Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅, Meitetsu Nagoya eki) is the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chūbu Centrair International Airport, which is connected with the station by the Rapid Express service started on January 29, 2005.

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.^[1] Therefore, at this station, passengers' waiting spots are separated by destination. Passengers are required to wait at their spot to go.^[2]

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.^[3]