is an underground
metro station
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located in
Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
,
Aichi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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operated by the
Nagoya Municipal Subway
The , also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway, is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total t ...
’s
Sakura-dōri Line
The is a Rapid transit, subway line in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori Station, Taiko-dori in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward to in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Midori Ward, all with ...
.
It is located 9.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Sakura-dōri Line at
Taiko-dori Station.
Nagoya City University Hospital is nearby, so the station's sub-name is City University Hospital. The accent color is lime green.
History
Sakurayama Station was opened on March 30, 1994.
Sakurayama Station, a municipal tram, was once located at the Sakurayama intersection in Showa Ward, but the center of the subway station that was built later is in Mizuho Ward. (Sakurayama is the border between Mizuho Ward and Showa Ward.)
Of the eight entrances, entrances 1, 2, 7, and 8 are located in Showa Ward, and entrances 3, 4, 5, and 6 are located in Mizuho Ward.
Lines
*
** (Station number: S11)
Layout
station with an
island platform
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, with platform edge doors.
The platform can accommodate up to 8 20m cars. There is one track near Tokushige that can accommodate two train sets.
The first trains from Sakurayama Station (two bound for Taiko-dori), which are scheduled to run early in the morning, depart from the track mentioned earlier.
Platforms
Bus route
The nearest bus stop is Sakurayama bus stop located on the east and west sides of the Sakurayama intersection. However, it is also possible to transfer to the City University Hospital bus stop (the lines marked with * also stop at the City University Hospital bus stop. The City University Hospital bus stop is located near Sakurayama Station exits 3 and 6.)
Entrances 4 and 5 are also close to the Kawasumicho bus stop and Mizuhodori 1-chome bus stop, which are further south (both stops only for buses bound for Sakurayama and Kanayama).
The following routes connect to Sakurayama bus stop and are operated by the Nagoya City Transportation Bureau. Furthermore, before the opening of the Sakuradori Line, there were lines that went to Meitetsu Jingumae, Shinzuibashi, Chikusa Ekimae, Ozone, etc. via the Nagoya Loop Line.
Sakae26: For Sakae, for museum *
Kanayama11: bound for Kanayama, bound for Ikeshita
Kanayama12: bound for Kanayama, bound for Myoken Town *
Kanayama12: To Kanayama *
Kanayama14: bound for Kanayama, bound for Mizuho Sports Field East *
Kanayama16: bound for Kanayama, bound for Mizuho Sports Field East
Kurokawa12: bound for Nakakiri Town, bound for museum *
Mizuho tour: To Shinzuibashi *
Go.Kin: bound for Kanayama, bound for Gokisho-dori
External links
Sakurayama Station official web site
Nagoya City University Hospital
Nagoya City Museum
References
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1994
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