Meikō Line
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| Overview | |
| Native name | 名港線 |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Nagoya Municipal Subway |
| Locale | Nagoya |
| Termini |
Kanayama Nagoyakō |
| Stations | 7 |
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| Opened | March 29, 1971 |
| Operator(s) | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya |
| Depot(s) | Nagoyakō |
| Rolling stock | 2000 series |
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| Track length | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail |
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The Meikō Line (名港線 Meikō-sen?) is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It runs from Kanayama Station in Naka Ward to Nagoyako Station in Minato Ward, all within Nagoya. The Meikō Line color on maps is a stripe of wisteria purple and white. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "E". Officially, the line is part of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第2号線 Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ni-gō-sen?). All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card. The line has through services with the Meijō Line.
The line was originally the part of Meijō Line. When Line 4, the eastern part of the current loop line, was completed in 2004, the whole of the loop (consisting of part of Line 2 and line 4) was renamed the Meijō Line, and the remaining section between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop, became the Meikō Line. The name Meikō derives from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Port (名古屋港 Nagoya-kō?).
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