Chikusa Station


Chikusa Station is an interchange railway station in Higashi-ku and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company and the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya.

Lines

The above-ground portion off Chikusa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 389.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station and 7.1 kilometers from Nagoya Station. the underground portion of the station is served by the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway and is 11.0 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Takabata Station.

Layout

The JR station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office. The underground portion the station has two opposed side platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms (JR Central)

Platforms (Nagoya Municipal Subway)

Adjacent stations

!colspan=5|JR Central
!colspan=5|Nagoya Municipal Subway

Station history

The JR portion of the station opened on July 25, 1900. The subway portion of the station opened on June 15, 1960.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 19,892 passengers daily and the Nagoya Subway portion of the station by 14,234 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station is located near the border of Chikusa-ku, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku.