Tennōji Station (天王寺駅, Tennōji-eki) is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennōji-ekimae Station (天王寺駅前駅, Tennōji-eki-mae-eki) is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are also connected to Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It forms as one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the south for lines operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Tennōji Station

天王寺駅
Tennōji Station
General information
LocationTennōji-ku, Abeno-ku, Osaka city, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Operated by
ConnectionsBus terminal
Location
Tennōji Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Tennōji Station
Tennōji Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Tennōji Station is located in Japan
Tennōji Station
Tennōji Station
Tennōji Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tennōji Station
Tennōji-eki-mae Station
Connecting station

JR West Tennōji Station

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Tennōji Station

天王寺駅
 
General information
Location10-45, Hiden-inchō, Tennōji Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°38′50.36″N 135°30′50.18″E / 34.6473222°N 135.5139389°E / 34.6473222; 135.5139389 (Tennoji Station (JR West))
Operated by  JR West
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (Yamatoji Line, Osaka Loop Line), 5 bay platforms (Hanwa Line)
Other information
Station code
  • JR-Q20 (Yamatoji Line)
  •  JR-O01  (Osaka Loop Line)
  • JR-R20 (Hanwa Line)
History
Opened14 May 1889; 135 years ago (1889-05-14)
Location
 
 
Tennōji Station
Location within Japan
 
Platforms of Hanwa Line
 
Concourse of JR Tennōji Station after renovation in 2013
 
Concourse of JR Tennōji Station before renovation

Layout

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1  Hanwa Line
Kinokuni Line
only for disembarking passengers in the morning
Extra limited express train "Kuroshio 81"
2  only for disembarking passengers
3, 4  Hanwa Line
Kinokuni Line
rapid services and regional rapid services for Otori, Hineno, Wakayama, Gobo and Kii-Tanabe
 Kansai Airport Line Kansai Airport rapid services starting for Kansai Airport
5, 6  only for disembarking passengers
7  Hanwa Line local trains and regional rapid services for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama
8  Hanwa Line local trains for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama
9  only for disembarking passengers
  • Osaka Loop Line - 2 island platforms serving 3 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line
11, 12  Osaka Loop Line counterclockwise for Tsuruhashi, Kyobashi and Osaka
13  only for disembarking passengers
14  Osaka Loop Line clockwise local trains from Tsuruhashi for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka
Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City
  • Yamatoji Line - 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line
15  Hanwa Line from the Osaka Loop Line counterclockwise track for Otori and Wakayama
 Kansai Airport Line Kansai Airport limited express trains "Haruka" for Kansai Airport
Kansai Airport rapid services for Kansai Airport
 Kinokuni Line limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Shirahama and Shingu (except "Kuroshio 81")
Kishuji rapid service for Yuasa and Gobo
 Yamatoji Line for Oji, Nara, Kamo and Takada (only in the morning)
16  Yamatoji Line for Oji, Nara, Kamo and Takada
17  Yamatoji Line for JR Namba
 Osaka Loop Line clockwise trains from the Yamatoji Line
for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka
Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City
18  Yamatoji Line part of trains for JR Namba
 Osaka Loop Line clockwise trains from the Yamatoji Line and the Hanwa Line
for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka
Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City
 JR Kyoto Line limited express trains for Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
Track layout of Tennōji Station and vicinity[1][2][3][4]
Osaka Loop Line
to Kyōbashi
Kansai Main Line
(Yamatoji Line)
to JR Namba
 
Osaka Loop Line
to Nishikujō
Kansai Main Line
(Yamatoji Line)
to Nara
Hanwa Line
to Wakayama

Train services in off-peak hours

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Yamatoji Line
eastbound trains
4 Yamatoji rapid services from the Osaka Loop Line to Nara (every 15 minutes), of which 2 continue to Kamo (every 30 minutes)
4 local trains from JR Namba to Oji (every 15 minutes)
westbound trains
4 local trains to JR Namba (every 15 minutes)
Osaka Loop Line
counterclockwise trains
12 trains to Osaka via Kyobashi (every 5 minutes)
clockwise trains
4 Yamatoji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
4 Airport/Kishuji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
4 local trains to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
Hanwa Line
southbound trains
4 Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport, coupling with Kishuji rapid services until Hineno
4 Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama, coupling with Airport rapid services until Hineno
4 regional rapid services to Hineno
4 local trains to Otori

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Yamatoji Line
Shin-Imamiya   Local   Tōbu-shijō-mae
Shin-Imamiya   Regional Rapid   Kyūhōji
Shin-Imamiya   Rapid   Kyūhōji
Shin-Imamiya   Yamatoji Rapid   Kyūhōji
Osaka Loop Line
Shin-Imamiya   Local   Teradacho
Osaka   Limited Express Kuroshio   Hanwa Line
Osaka   Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka   Hanwa Line
Hanwa Line
Terminus   Local   Bishōen
Terminus   Regional Rapid   Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)   Direct Rapid (Northbound only)   Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)   Rapid   Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)   Kansai Airport Rapid
Kishuji Rapid
  Sakaishi
Osaka Loop Line   Limited Express Kuroshio   Izumi-Fuchu (some trains only)
Hineno
Osaka Loop Line   Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka   Izumi-Fuchu (some trains only)
Kansai Airport
Shin-Osaka (JR-A46)   West Express Ginga   Wakayama (JR-R54)

History

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Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station number JR-Q20, the Osaka Loop line being assigned station number JR-O01, and the Hanwa Line being assigned station number JR-R20. [5][6]

Osaka Metro station

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Tennoji Station

天王寺駅
  Osaka Metro station
 
Midōsuji Line platforms
General information
Location1-48, Abenosuji Itchōme, Abeno-ku (Midosuji Line)
5-52, Chausuyamachō, Tennōji-ku (Tanimachi Line)
Osaka, Osaka
Japan
Coordinates34°38′47.59″N 135°30′49.54″E / 34.6465528°N 135.5137611°E / 34.6465528; 135.5137611 (Tennoji Station (Midosuji Line)) (Midosuji Line)
34°38′50.87″N 135°30′47.4″E / 34.6474639°N 135.513167°E / 34.6474639; 135.513167 (Tennoji Station (Tanimachi Line)) (Tanimachi Line)
Operated byOsaka Metro
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform (Midosuji Line)
2 side platforms (Tanimachi Line)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code M 23   T 27 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1938 (Midōsuji Line)
1968 (Tanimachi Line)
Passengers
FY2016256,959 daily[7]
Services
Preceding station   Osaka Metro Following station
Dōbutsuen-mae
 M 22 
towards Esaka
Midōsuji Line Shōwachō
 M 24 
towards Nakamozu
Shitennōji-mae Yūhigaoka
 T 26 
towards Dainichi
Tanimachi Line Abeno
 T 28 
towards Yaominami

Osaka Metro Tennōji Station is an interchange serving the Midōsuji and Tanimachi lines. The platforms are not adjacent to each other, but are connected by a long passageway within the ticket gates.

Layout

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Midosuji Line
1  Midosuji Line for Abiko and Nakamozu
(including trains terminating at Tennōji)
2  Midosuji Line Starting Tennoji for Namba, Umeda, Nakatsu and Shin-Osaka
3  Midosuji Line from Nakamozu, Shinkanaoka and Abiko for Namba, Umeda, Shin-Osaka and Minoh-kayano
Tanimachi Line
1  Tanimachi Line for Yaominami
2  Tanimachi Line for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima and Dainichi

Train services in off-peak hours

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Midosuji Line (weekdays)
northbound trains
6 or 7 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 8 minutes)
6 or 7 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 8 minutes)
southbound trains
6 or 7 trains to Nakamozu (every 8 minutes)
Midosuji Line (weekends and holidays)
northbound trains
8 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 7.5 minutes)
8 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 7.5 minutes)
southbound trains
8 trains to Nakamozu (every 7.5 minutes)
Tanimachi Line
northbound trains
10 trains to Dainichi (every 6 minutes)
southbound trains
10 trains to Yao-minami (every 6 minutes)

Hankai Tramway Tennoji-ekimae Station

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Tennōji-ekimae Station

天王寺駅前駅
Hankai Tramway
 
Station building
General information
LocationAbenosuji Itchōme, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°38′46.74″N 135°30′46.56″E / 34.6463167°N 135.5129333°E / 34.6463167; 135.5129333 (Tennoji-ekimae)
Operated byHankai Tramway
Line(s)Uemachi Line
Other information
Station codeHN01
History
Opened1900

Layout

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2 dead-end platforms serving a track are located on Abenosuji Avenue. After widening the avenue and relocated westward on December 3, 2016, the tram stop is connected from JR West Tennoji Station and Kintetsu Railway Osaka Abenobashi Station via Abeno Pedestrian Bridge and from Osaka Metro Tennoji Station via the underground passage. After the relocation, an elevator became in use to enable wheelchairs and baby buggies to access to the Uemachi Line.[8]

   Uemachi Line for Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, Abikomichi and Hamadera-ekimae

Tram services in off-peak hours

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10 trams to Abikomichi via Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, of which 5 continues to Hamadera-ekimae (every 6 minutes)

Adjacent stations

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Hankai Tramway (HN01)
Uemachi Line
Terminus - Abeno (HN02)

Surrounding area

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Since so many train lines meet in one location, Tennōji has become a large transfer station. As a result, the area around the station has become quite built up with may buildings as high as 10 or 12 stories high.

Buses

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Transit bus
Osaka City Bus Corporation (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-nishi)
Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-higashiguchi)
Expressway bus
Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi Bus Station)
West JR Bus Company, JR Bus Kanto Co., Ltd., Osaka Bus Co., Ltd. (Tennoji Station, the east side of Tennoji Park)
Airport limousine
Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd. (the north side of Apollo Building)
Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd. (the north side of Osaka Abenobashi Station)

For details, see Osaka Abenobashi Station#Bus stops

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ōsaka Kanjōsen". Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (819, June 2009). Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudō-tosho Kankō-kai: 42.
  2. ^ "Tanrakusen Misuterī". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (439, November 1997). Kōyūsha: 36.
  3. ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (1993). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Daikenkyū: Ōsaka Nanbu, Wakayama hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-7942-0516-2.
  4. ^ "JRおでかけネット - 天王寺駅(大阪府) - 構内図" (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  5. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. November 8, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "上町線 天王寺駅前~阿倍野間の新線への切替日が、平成28年12月3日(土)に決まりました!" [Tram tracks between Tennoji-ekimae and Abeno will be relocated on December 3, 2016!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.