JR Namba Station

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JR Namba Station

JR難波駅
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Underground platform
General information
Location1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City
Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 34°39′59.1″N135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E / 34.666417; 135.495333 Coordinates: 34°39′59.1″N135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E / 34.666417; 135.495333
Operated by JR logo (west).svg JR West
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections BSicon BUS2.svg Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeJR-Q17
History
Opened14 May 1889;133 years ago (1889-05-14)
Previous namesMinatomachi (until 1994)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (west).svg JR West Following station
Terminus Yamatoji Line
Local
Imamiya
towards Kamo
Yamatoji Line
Rapid Service
Shin-Imamiya
towards Kamo
Location
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JR Namba Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
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JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station (Kansai region)
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JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station (Japan)

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).

Contents

JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).

Layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1-4 Q  Yamatoji Linefor Tennoji , Oji , Nara, Kamo, and Takada

History

Minatomachi Station in 1987 Minatomachi Station (1987).jpg
Minatomachi Station in 1987

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]

Future plans

The tracks from the Kansai Main Line are expected to be extended north from this station by 2031 with the completion of the Naniwasuji Line. [2] The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground platforms at Osaka Station.

Surrounding area

The OCAT building above the station JR Namba.jpg
The OCAT building above the station

Bus stops

See also

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References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編[Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 344. ISBN   4-533-02980-9.
  2. "なにわ筋線「北梅田~JR難波・南海新今宮」の鉄道事業許可" [Railway business license for Naniwasuji Line "Kita Umeda-JR Namba / Nankai Shin-Imamiya"](PDF). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) (in Japanese). 9 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.