Nagoya Station · Train Step-free

NagoyaStationSubway

The city gives the wheelchair route lift by lift — and tells you which door to board from.

Is the subway at Nagoya Station wheelchair accessible? Yes — both the Higashiyama and Sakura-dori lines have step-free routes and lifts, covered lift by lift below.

Illustration 01

Where the letters are

SchematicNot to scale

Two separate diagrams, one per line — each drawn floor by floor, with the platform on its own sheet below the concourse, so a lift or stairs between floors is never mistaken for a corridor on the same level.

Higashiyama Line (H08) · pinch, scroll-wheel, or the buttons to zoom · drag to pan · double-tap to reset

Schematic step-free floor plan for the Higashiyama Line at Nagoya Station: B1 gates, with a separate B2 platform plan, and badges for elevators, toilets and coin lockers
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Elevator Toilet, outside gates Toilet, inside gates Coin lockers Not wheelchair-accessible

Simplified schematic, not the official floor plan. T1 is two toilets side by side in one shared spot near the North / Central-North gates, not two separate locations. EV.7 is the inside-gates transfer lift toward the Sakura-dori line, shown on both diagrams.

Sakura-dori Line (S02) · pinch, scroll-wheel, or the buttons to zoom · drag to pan · double-tap to reset

Schematic step-free floor plan for the Sakura-dori Line at Nagoya Station: B2 gates, with a separate B3 platform plan, and badges for elevators, toilets and coin lockers
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Elevator Toilet, outside gates Toilet, inside gates Coin lockers Not wheelchair-accessible

Simplified schematic, not the official floor plan. Platforms sit one floor down (B3) from the concourse (B2). T4, inside the East Gate, gained an accessible cubicle in a September 2025 renovation — this drawing uses that update rather than the older, outdated guide.

Subway 02

Step-free guide

Platforms1–4

Elevator7 lifts, not 1

  • Lifts
    Seven, EV.1 to EV.7Not one lift for the whole station; the city publishes the route lift by lift, with the train door to board from
  • EV.3To North
    Higashiyama platform → North GateNearest doors: 2 towards Takabata, 18 towards Fujigaoka
  • EV.6To Central
    Higashiyama platform → Central GateNearest doors: 17 towards Takabata, 18 towards Fujigaoka; also used continuing on to Sakura-dori
  • EV.1To West
    Sakura-dori platform → West GateFirst leg of the Sakura-dori step-free route
  • EV.2To JR
    West Gate → JR concourseSecond leg, continuing up from EV.1; nearest doors: 9 towards Taikodori, 20 towards Tokushige
  • EV.7Transfer
    Higashiyama Central Gate → Sakura-dori East GateInside-gates transfer lift, continuing from EV.6
  • EV.5To platform
    Sakura-dori East Gate → platformFinal leg when transferring in from Higashiyama, after EV.6 and EV.7

Higashiyama Line elevator, Central Gate (EV.6) · swipe for both angles

Elevator to the Higashiyama Line platform at Nagoya Station's central gate, with wheelchair and priority signage.
Central Gate elevator, angle 1
Elevator to the Higashiyama Line platform at Nagoya Station's central gate, a second angle.
Central Gate elevator, angle 2

Higashiyama Line elevator, North Gate (EV.3) · swipe for both angles

Elevator to the Higashiyama Line platform at Nagoya Station's north gate, with wheelchair and priority signage.
North Gate elevator, angle 1
Elevator to the Higashiyama Line platform at Nagoya Station's north gate, a second angle.
North Gate elevator, angle 2

Accessible toilet4 areas, 1 inside the gates

  • Toilets
    Four accessible areasThree outside the gates; one inside Sakura-dori East gate
  • Guide
    City text guide predates renovationDescribes only the outside-gate toilets in detail
  • T1North / Central
    Outside Higashiyama North / Central gatesOne shared spot, two toilets side by side; reached from North gate or north side of Central gate
  • T2South
    Outside Higashiyama South gate, near Exit 7Accessible
  • T3Sakura-dori
    Outside Sakura-dori West-Central / East gate areaAccessible
  • T4Inside East
    Inside Sakura-dori East gateAccessible since a September 2025 renovation added a barrier-free cubicle; previously the one toilet at Nagoya Station with no step-free option
  • Finding
    Voice announcementPlays as you approach each one

Corridor to toilet T1, outside the North / Central gates · swipe for both angles

Corridor with stained-glass panels leading to the toilets near the subway concourse at Nagoya Station.
Toilet corridor, angle 1
Corridor with stained-glass panels leading to the toilets near the subway concourse at Nagoya Station, a second angle.
Toilet corridor, angle 2

Toilet T2, outside the South Gate, near Exit 7

Universal Access Toilet entrance near the Higashiyama Line South Gate at Nagoya Station, with red and blue gender columns and a wheelchair-accessible toilet sign.
South Gate toilet entrance

Entrances & exitsAll by stairs

  • Street exits
    Exits 1–13: all by stairsEvery numbered street exit
  • Step-free 1
    JR Gate Tower B1 liftFrom North or Central-North gate; comes out on north pavement of the station rotary
  • Step-free 2
    EV.4 from Central GateTo west side of the Nagoya Station crossing
  • Step-free 3
    Lift from Sakura-dori West GateUp to the JR concourse
  • Exit 9
    By stairsBus terminal, JR Gate Tower, JR Sakuradori gate, Shinkansen and Kintetsu
  • Exit 12
    Meitetsu North Gate
  • Exit 13
    Taikodori side
  • Building lifts
    JP Tower Nagoya, JR Gate Tower, Dai Nagoya Building, Midland SquareNagoya Lucent Tower (limited hours)
  • Closure
    Exit 13 closed, canopy constructionScheduled 5 Nov 2025 to 15 Mar 2027; as of 16 Sep 2026
  • Closure
    Exit 2 also currently closedNeither exit is used in the step-free routes above

Street-level elevator, Central Gate (Sakura-dori side) (EV.4) · swipe for both angles

Glass-walled street-level subway elevator kiosk at Nagoya Station's Central Gate, on the Sakura-dori side.
Central Gate street elevator, angle 1
Glass-walled street-level subway elevator kiosk at Nagoya Station's Central Gate, a second angle.
Central Gate street elevator, angle 2

Platforms & doors1 to 4

  • Platforms
    Two lines, four platformsHigashiyama: North, Central, South gate; Sakura-dori: West, West-Central, East gate
  • Higashiyama
    1 for Sakae, Fujigaoka2 for Nakamura-koen, Takabata
  • Sakura-dori
    3 for Imaike, Tokushige4 for Taikodori
  • Doors
    Numbers marked on platform floorThe lift routes above refer to them

Help & information052-522-0111

  • Station
    Service centre, coin lockers, ATMWheelchair-accessible toilet at the station
  • Call
    052-522-0111Telephone centre, 8:00–19:00

Source · Nagoya City Transportation Bureau: station information, barrier-free routes, and the text access guide for screen readers (kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/rp/reader/trp0004209.htm, gates & exits; trp0004211.htm, toilets; TRP0005372.htm, Exit 13 closure; TRP0003976.htm, Exit 2 closure); Nagoya’s disability welfare federation (meishinren.or.jp), September 2025 toilet-renovation notice; coin-locker operator’s station guide (nagoya-locker.com). Re-verified September 2026.

Getting there 03

On the map

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Subway & city bus guide (PDF)
Other lines at Nagoya Station
Verified against official sources · Last updated 16 Sep 2026