Kakuōzan Station

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.

Kakuōzan Station 覚王山駅
Location	Suemoritōri 1-7, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市千種区末盛通一丁目7） Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Higashiyama Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	H15
History
Opened	1963
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	8,838 daily

History

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

• Nagoya Municipal Subway
  • Higashiyama Line (Station number: H15)

Layout

Kakuōzan Station has two underground opposed side platforms.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Higashiyama Line
Ikeshita		-	Motoyama

External links

• Kakuōzan Station official web site (in Japanese)

References

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