Hoshigaoka Station (Nagoya)

Hoshigaoka Station (星ヶ丘駅, Hoshigaoka-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 16.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station. This station provides access to Sugiyama Jogakuen University.

H18 Hoshigaoka Station 星ヶ丘駅
Nagoya Municipal Subway station
Hoshigaoka Station
General information
Location	85-1 Inoue, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市千種区井上町85-1） Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Higashiyama Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	H18
History
Opened	30 March 1967; 57 years ago (30 March 1967)
Passengers
2009	24,523 daily
Services
Preceding station Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station Higashiyama Kōen H17 towards Takabata Higashiyama Line Issha H19 towards Fujigaoka

Number 6 entrance to the station.

History

Hoshigaoka Station was opened on 30 March 1967.^[2]

Lines

• Nagoya Municipal Subway
  • Higashiyama Line (Station number: H18)

Layout

Hoshigaoka Station

Platforms

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

Surrounding area

• Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (東山動植物園)
• Sugiyama Jogakuen University (椙山女学園大学)
• Hoshigaoka Mitsukoshi (星ヶ丘三越)

References

1. 星ヶ丘 [Hoshigaoka] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
2. 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 235, ISBN 4-87687-260-0

External links

• Hoshigaoka Station official web site (in Japanese)

35.1622°N 136.985°E / 35.1622; 136.985