Kakuōzan Station (覚王山駅, Kakuōzan-eki) is an underground metro station located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line.[1] It is located 13.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station.

H15
Kakuōzan Station

覚王山駅
The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway station
General information
LocationSuemoritōri 1-7, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi
(名古屋市千種区末盛通一丁目7)
Japan
Operated byTransportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)The logo of the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Higashiyama Line
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Other information
Station codeH15
History
Opened1 April 1963; 61 years ago (1 April 1963)
Passengers
20098,838 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station
Ikeshita
H14
towards Takabata
Higashiyama Line Motoyama
H16
towards Fujigaoka

History

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Kakuōzan Station was opened on 1 April 1963.[2] The wicket gates were automated to use the Manaca smart card system from 11 February 2011.

This station serves part of the upper class district of Nagoya and is near Kakuōzan Nittai-ji Buddhist temple.

Lines

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Layout

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Kakuōzan Station has two underground opposed side platforms.

Platforms

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

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  1. ^ 覚王山 [Kakuōzan] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ 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


35°10′00″N 136°57′13″E / 35.1666°N 136.9535°E / 35.1666; 136.9535