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Ōzone Station

Coordinates: 35°11′30″N 136°56′13″E / 35.1916°N 136.9369°E / 35.1916; 136.9369
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CF04M12
Ōzone Station

大曽根駅
The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central and The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway station
Ōzone Station
General information
LocationNagoya, Aichi
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeCF04 (JR)
ST06 (Meitetsu)
M12 (Nagoya Municipal Subway)
History
Opened1 March 1906; 118 years ago (1906-03-01) (Meitetsu)
9 April 1911; 113 years ago (1911-04-09) (JR)
20 December 1876; 147 years ago (1876-12-20) (Nagoya Municipal Subway)
23 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-23) (Yutorīto Line)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station
Heian-dōri
M11
anticlockwise
Meijō Line Nagoya Dome-mae Yada
M13
clockwise
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Chikusa
CF03
towards Nagoya
Chūō Main Line
Local
Shin-Moriyama
CF05
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Rapid
Kachigawa
CF06
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Home Liner
Tajimi
CF12
towards Shiojiri
Preceding station Logo for Meitetsu Meitetsu Following station
Morishita
ST05
towards Sakaemachi
Seto Line
Local
Yada
ST07
towards Owari Seto
Higashi Ōte
ST02
towards Sakaemachi
Seto Line
Semi Express
Obata
ST10
towards Owari Seto
Seto Line
Express

Ōzone Station (大曽根駅, Ōzone-eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest transport hub in Northeastern Nagoya, connecting the JR Chuo Line, Meitetsu Seto Line, Meijo Subway Line, and Yutorito Nagoya guideway bus line. There are no internal connecting passages between the different lines which share the station, so it is necessary to exit the ticket gate and move between them outside.[1] Daily passenger numbers exceed 100,000.[2]

History

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The Chuo Railway (Chuo Line) was planned in the late 1880s, with the Tajima to Nagoya section of the line opened in 1900.[3] A station was built in Chikusa, but there were no plans for a station in Ōzone. Fearing that they would miss out on commercial opportunities, the local community started a campaign to establish an Ōzone station. They negotiated with the railway, deciding the provision of land for the station, and needed embankment work.[2] As part of the negotiations, JR demanded that a private railway line be built linking Ōzone with Seto. The Seto line section from Seto to Yada opened in 1905, with the Yada to Ōzone section opening the year after in 1906.[3] Work then began on the Japan National Railway (JNR) line to Ōzone, which was opened in 1911.[2]

On April 7 1945, a bombing raid was carried out on Ōzone by 160 American B29 Bombers. The main target was the Mitsubishi Motors factory, and other factories south of the station, but Ōzone station was also destroyed in the bombing. Just before the bombing destroyed the station, there were some 100 passengers waiting in the platforms. A decision was made to send them on a special unscheduled train to Katsukawa. The train arrived safely, and all passengers were unhurt. During the bombing of the station, an air-raid shelter sheltering the 37 station attendants suffered a direct hit, and 30 of the 37 attendants were killed. A memorial monument to the 30 station attendants who were killed is located outside the South East exit of Ōzone station.[3]

Lines

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Layout

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Nagoya Municipal Subway

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The Meijō subway line is an underground station with 2 ticket gates and 6 exits. It has a single island-style platform with two tracks.[1]

Platforms

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1  Meijō Line For Sakae and Kanayama
2  Meijō Line For Motoyama and Yagoto

JR Central

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The JR station has an island style platform serving two tracks. The ticket gate is quite a distance from the platform itself.[1]

Platforms

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1  Chūō Main Line For Kōzōji, Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, and Nagano
2  Chūō Main Line For Chikusa, Kanayama, and Nagoya

Nagoya Railroad

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The Meitetsu station is an elevated station with only one exit. It features an elevated platform serving two tracks.[1]

Platforms

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1  Meitetsu Seto Line For Owari Seto
2  Meitetsu Seto Line For Sakaemachi

Nagoya Guideway Bus

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The Nagoya Guideway bus features a setup similar to a train station, as the buses run on a dedicated elevated roadway with no traffic lights allowing rapid travel. The station is built over three overground levels with the second floor being the concourse, and the third floor featuring two platforms.[1]

Platforms

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1  Yutorīto Line For Obata Ryokuchi
2  Yutorīto Line Alight only

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nagoya Guideway Bus
Yutorīto Line
Terminus - Nagoya Dome-mae Yada

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "街歩き「大曽根」|鉄道3社にバスも揃った総合駅!商業施設も揃い、住みやすさ抜群|vol45 | マンスリー48". monthly48.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c なごや街角今昔 10 大曽根...伸びていく街https://www.chubudenkikyokai.com/archive/syswp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7a567614b505db1cffd1639b745e8489.pdf
  3. ^ a b c "沢井鈴一の「名古屋の町探索紀行」第10講 下街道大曽根界隈 第1回「中央線大曽根駅」 : Network2010.org". コンテンツ投稿. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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35°11′30″N 136°56′13″E / 35.1916°N 136.9369°E / 35.1916; 136.9369