JR Namba Station JR難波駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City Osaka Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°39′59.1″N135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E Coordinates: 34°39′59.1″N135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | JR-Q17 | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 14 May 1889 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Minatomachi (until 1994) | ||||||||||||||
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JR Namba Station (JR難波駅, Jeiāru-Nanba-eki) is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station (Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).
The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.
1-4 | Q Yamatoji Line | for Tennoji , Oji , Nara, Kamo, and Takada |
The station opened as Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on March 1, 1899. It was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, in collaboration with the opening of Kansai International Airport. New underground facilities opened on March 22, 1996, and replaced the former above-ground station. [1]
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