Taiko-dori Station (太閤通駅, Taikō-dōri-eki, lit. "Taiko Street") is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1]

It was opened on 10 September 1989; 34 years ago (1989-09-10) as Nakamura Kuyakusho Station (中村区役所駅). However, with the relocation of Nakamura Ward Office,[2] the station was renamed to its present name on 4 January 2023.[3]

The name derives from the Taikō-dōri main street, which is named after the area Taikō. This is turn is named after the taikō Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who hailed from the Owari region.

Lines

Layout

1 ■ Sakura-dōri Line For Nagoya, Imaike, Aratama-bashi, and Tokushige
2 ■ Sakura-dōri Line Alight only

See also

References

  1. ^ 中村区役所 [Nakamura Kuyakusho] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. ^ "名古屋市:中村区役所等の移転について（市政情報）". www.city.nagoya.jp. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Subway Station Name Change" (PDF). Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya. 4 January 2023.


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