Nagoya Station · Train Step-free

NagoyaStationKintetsu

The only operator here that publishes a step-free route to almost every other line.

Is Kintetsu at Nagoya Station wheelchair accessible? Yes — Kintetsu publishes step-free transfer routes at Nagoya Station, detailed below.

Illustration 01

Where the letters are

SchematicNot to scale

AI-drawn from the sources cited below, checked against them · badge letters match the categories below

Schematic step-free floor plan for Kintetsu, with lettered badges matching the Elevator and Accessible toilet categories below

Elevator A–C (step-free routes) Accessible toilet A Toilet B — ostomate only, not wheelchair-accessible

Simplified schematic, not the official floor plan. A–C are the three published step-free routes from the Front Gate, not necessarily three separate lifts.

Kintetsu 02

Step-free guide

StationE01

ElevatorStep-free transfers

Route
No-steps route publishedLift, escalator or ramp, whichever fits the leg
Links
JR local, Shinkansen, subway, AonamiHigashiyama and Sakura-dori subway lines; not one lift for every route
APlatform 1
Front Gate → Platform 1Escalator runs up only until 10:00 on weekdays
BPlatforms 2–3
Front Gate → Platforms 2–3Escalator runs down only from 18:30
CPlatforms 4–5
Front Gate → Platforms 4–5Lift, escalator and ramp
To Meitetsu
Not marked step-freeRoute is published; plan that leg separately
Loan
Wheelchair to borrowAt the station
Electric
Handle-type acceptedEnter lift facing forward, exit backward; cannot use connecting gate to Meitetsu

Accessible toiletOne toilet

Toilet
One wheelchair-accessibleWith baby changing shelf
AToilet
Ostomate fitting + baby changing shelf
BB1F women’s
Underground women’s toiletAlso has ostomate fitting; not wheelchair-accessible itself
Position
Not published in textIllustrated once we have walked it
Also
Braille fare table and info boardGuidance chimes at gates and platform stairs; hearing-assistance mark; English-language ticket machine; fax line for booking assistance

Entrances & exitsB1F, Hirokoji side

Location
Underground (B1F), Hirokoji sideWest of Meitetsu, beside Kintetsu Passe store
Gates
Front Gate + Underground GateBoth step-free from street level
Connecting
Step-free gates to JR/Shinkansen and MeitetsuStraight through; no need to leave the building
Subway
Exit 9 to Underground GateBy stairs
Also
Coin lockers, station office, ATM, taxi rank

Opening hoursFirst to last train

Staff
First train to last
Ltd express
5:30–23:20Limited-express window
Pass machines
6:00–23:00Commuter pass machines

Source · Kintetsu station information and the official barrier-free facilities guide for Nagoya Line 1 (kintetsu.co.jp), updated September 2024; Nagoya Station Map (meieki.com), B1F sheet. Checked September 2026.

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