Meijō Line

:1: Planned lines. :2: Through service to/from Meijō Line. ==Meikō Line==

The acts as a branch line from the Meijō line, with roughly every other anticlockwise train running toward Nagoyakō instead of Nagoya Daigaku. The Meikō Line's color on maps is a stripe of wisteria purple and white, and stations are labeled with the prefix "E". Officially, the line is part of Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 2. The line provides through service to the Meijō Line. Stations History The line was originally part of the Meijō Line. When the eastern part ("Line 4") of the current loop line was completed in 2004, the entire loop was renamed the Meijō Line, with the remaining section (between Kanayama and Nagoyakō, outside the loop) being renamed to the Meikō Line. The name Meikō is derived from the abbreviated kanji of . ==Rolling stock==

Current • 2000 series (since 1989) Former • 1000/1100/1200 series (from 1965 until 2000) ==History==

The first section of Line 2, between Sakae-machi (now named Sakae) and Shiyakusho (now named Nagoyajo), opened in 1965. The line was named the Meijō Line in 1969, and the extension was completed in 1971. Line 4 opened its first section between Aratama-bashi and Kanayama in 1974. The extension project was completed in 2004, making a loop line together with Line 2. Women-only cars were introduced on the line on 4 July 2016, operating in the mornings until 09:00. ==See also==