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.
Osaka Namba Station 大阪難波駅 | |
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 Kintetsu Namba Building (Ōsaka Namba Station is located under this building) | |
| General information | |
| Location | 4-1-17 Namba, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°40′02″N 135°29′57″E / 34.667114°N 135.499142°E |
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| Line(s) | |
| Connections | Bus terminal |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ■A01 (Kintetsu) ■HS 41 (Hanshin) |
| History | |
| Opened | March 15, 1970 |
| Previous names | Kintetsu Namba (until 2009) |
| Location | |
  Osaka Namba Station Location within Japan | |
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Lines edit
Ōsaka Namba Station is served by the following two lines.
Station layout edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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.
