Yabachō Station
Yabachō Station (矢場町駅, Yabachō-eki) is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1] It is located 2.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station provides access to several department stores in Sakae such as Parco and Matsuzakaya.
Yabachō Station 矢場町駅 | |
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 Yabachō Station platform in June 2017 | |
| Location | Sakae 3-31-13, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市中区栄三丁目31-13） Japan |
| Operated by | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya |
| Line(s) | Meijō Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | M04 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2009) | 25,818 daily |
Station concourse with the mechanical water clock on the left side
History
Yabachō Station was opened on 30 March 1967.[2] It is named after the historic neighbourhood of Yaba-chō.
At the entrance to the turnstiles, a mechanical water clock by the French scientist Bernard Gitton was installed in the 1990s.[3][4]
Lines
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Meijō Line (Station number: M04)
Layout
Yabacho Station has two underground opposed side platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Meijō Line | For Kanayama, Aratamabashi, and Nagoyakō (counterclockwise) |
| 2 | ■ Meijō Line | For Sakae and Ōzone (clockwise) |
References
- 矢場町 [Yabacho] (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
- "Delightful Machines - Bernard Gitton's Liquid Science". marcdatabase.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Matsuzakaya's 松坂屋 Time-Flow water clock by Bernard Gitton, at Yabachou Station, Nagoya City Subway Japan". flickr.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
External links
- Official web page (in Japanese)
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