Ōsaka Namba Station
Railway station in Osaka, Japan
- Kintetsu Railway
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Kintetsu Namba Line
- Hanshin Namba Line
■HS 41 (Hanshin)
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Ōsaka Namba Station (大阪難波駅, Ōsaka-Nanba-eki) is a major railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station.
Lines
Ōsaka Namba Station is served by the following two lines.
- Kintetsu Namba Line
- Hanshin Namba Line
Station layout
The station has an island platform and a side platform with three tracks on the third basement level, parallel to Namba Station on the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. There is a returning track in the west of the platforms between the two tracks of the Hanshin Namba Line.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Kintetsu Namba Line, Nara Line | for Osaka Uehommachi, Higashi-Hanazono, Yamato-Saidaiji and Nara for Tenri / for Nagoya / for Ise-Shima |
| 3 | ■ Hanshin Namba Line | for Nishikujō, Amagasaki, Kōshien, and Kōbe Sannomiya |
Adjacent stations
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| Kintetsu Railway Namba Line (Nara Line) (A01) | ||||
| Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line (HS 41) | ||||
| Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42) | Local | Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02) | ||
| Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42) | Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express | Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02) | ||
| Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42) | Rapid Express | Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02) | ||
| Terminus | Express | Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02) | ||
| Terminus | Kintetsu Limited Express | Ōsaka Uehommachi (Kintetsu, A03) | ||
History
The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station (近鉄難波駅, Kintetsu-Nanba-eki) on March 15, 1970, when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened.[1] It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.[2]
Surrounding area
- Kintetsu Namba Building
- Midosuji Grand Building
- Dōtonbori
- Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
- Minatomachi River Place (including FM OSAKA)
- Namba Parks, a shopping center and office complex
References
- ^ "Kintetsu Corporation Company Profile" (PDF). p. 31. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ 阪神なんば線開業に合わせ、「近鉄難波駅」を「大阪難波駅」に、「上本町駅」を「大阪上本町駅」に駅名変更します。 ["Kintetsu Namba Station" will be renamed "Ōsaka Namba Station", and "Uehommachi Station" will be "Ōsaka Uehommachi Station".] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Corporation. March 31, 2008.
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