Dainichi Station
Dainichi Station (大日駅, Dainichi-eki) is a metro station located in the city of Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the underground station operated by Osaka Metro and the elevated above-ground station operated by the Osaka Monorail,
Dainichi Station 大日駅 | |||||||||||
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 Dainichi Station entrance (2012) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Dainichicho, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka-fu Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′57.86″N 135°34′41.79″E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 for each line) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (Monorail) Underground (Tanimachi Line) | ||||||||||
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| Station code | T 11 23 (Osaka Monorail) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 8, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 33,719 daily (Osaka Metro) 5,242 (Osaka Monorail) | ||||||||||
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  Dainichi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture  Dainichi Station Dainichi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Dainichi Station is a terminus of the underground Tanimachi Line, and is located 28.1 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Yaominami Station. The elevated Osaka Monorail Main Line is 19.9 kilometers from Osaka Airport Station.
Station layout
The station has one underground island platform serving two tracks and fenced with platform gates. The monorail station also has an island platform with platform gates.
Platforms
3F
| 1 | ■ Main Line | to Kadomashi |
| 2 | ■ Main Line | for Bampaku-Kinen-Koen (Expo '70 Commemoration Park), Hotarugaike, Osaka Airport and Saito-nishi |
B3F
| 1, 2 | ■ Tanimachi Line | for Miyakojima, Higashi-Umeda, Tennoji and Yaominami |
Station building layout
| 3F Monorail platforms |
Platform 1 | → Main Line toward Kadomashi (Terminus) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Main Line toward Osaka Airport (Minami Settsu) | |
| 2F | Monorail mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, bus terminal |
| B1F | Upper mezzanine | To exits/entrances |
| B2F | Osaka Metro mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| B3F Metro platforms |
Platform 2 | ←  Tanimachi Line toward Yaominami (Moriguchi) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Tanimachi Line toward Yaominami (Moriguchi) | |
Tanimachi Line platforms
Osaka Monorail ticket gates
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Osaka Monorail Main Line (23) | ||||
| Minami Settsu (22) | - | Kadoma-shi (24) | ||
History
- 8 February 1983: the Tanimachi Line subway station opened.
- 22 August 1997: Osaka Monorail Main Line opened.[1]
- 12 April 2004: Dainichi station reopens on the former site of the Sanyo Factory
- 21 September 21, 2006: New 2nd floor ticket window is added
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Osaka Metro station was used by an average of 33,719 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail station by 5,242 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- ÆON Mall Dainichi
- ÆON Dainichi
- ÆON Cinema Dainichi
- Panasonic Corporation
- Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Dainichi Inspection Depot
- Japan National Route 1 (Chuo Kanjosen)
- Kinki Expressway
- Osaka Prefectural Route 13: Kyoto Moriguchi Route
See also
References
- 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版.
- 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)