History
Inaei Station opened on 6 October 2004 with the rest of the Aonami Line in Nagoya's Minato Ward, preceded by resident and citizen trial rides on 20 and 25 September. The elevated station has two side platforms equipped with movable platform-edge barriers and an elevator on each side for step-free access; the Kinjō-futō-bound platform is offset slightly to the north because the structure straddles a city road. The site functions as an operational base for the Aonami Line: trains exit the nearby Shionagi depot for early-morning and evening departures here, crew changes take place, and standard dwell time is 45 seconds rather than the line's usual 30. Day-to-day station duties are managed remotely from Nakajima Station.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
Inaei's two platforms are not strictly opposite each other — the northbound platform is shifted north so the station can straddle the Kinjō-futō Boulevard underneath, a layout unique on the Aonami Line.