Ōzone Station

CF04M12
Ōzone Station

大曽根駅
CF04M12; Ōzone Station; 大曽根駅
JR Central and Nagoya Municipal Subway station
	Ōzone Station
General information
Location	Nagoya, Aichi; Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya; JR Central; Nagoya Railroad; Nagoya Guideway Bus;
Line(s)	Meijō Line; Chūō Main Line; Meitetsu Seto Line; Yutorīto Line;
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	CF04 (JR) ; ST06 (Meitetsu) ; M12 (Nagoya Municipal Subway)
History
Opened	1 March 1906; 118 years ago (Meitetsu); 9 April 1911; 113 years ago (JR); 20 December 1876; 147 years ago (Nagoya Municipal Subway); 23 March 2001; 23 years ago (Yutorīto Line)
Services

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

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

Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Meijō Line (Station number: M12)
Central Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line
Nagoya Railroad
- Meitetsu Seto Line
Nagoya Guideway Bus
- Yutorīto Line (Station number: Y01)

Layout

Nagoya Municipal Subway

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

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

JR Central

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

Platforms

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

Nagoya Railroad

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

Platforms

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

Nagoya Guideway Bus

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]