Namba Station

Namba Station (難波駅, なんば駅, Nanba-eki) is a name shared by two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway,[1] while the other is by the Osaka Metro. The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because the kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets.

Namba Station

難波駅
General information
LocationOsaka, Osaka
Japan
Operated by
ConnectionsBus stop
Taxi stand
Ōsaka Namba Station
JR Namba Station
History
Opened1935
Location
Namba Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Namba Station
Namba Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Namba Station is located in Japan
Namba Station
Namba Station
Namba Station (Japan)

They are close to JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station.

Lines

Connecting Stations

Nankai Electric Railway

Namba Station

難波駅
Nankai Electric Railway station
Nankai station platforms, with several trains waiting at different platforms
General information
Location1-60, Namba Gochōme, Chūō, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市中央区難波五丁目1-60)
Japan
Coordinates34°39′48.28″N 135°30′6.88″E
Operated byNankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.[1]
Line(s)
Platforms16 (9 bay platforms)
Tracks9
ConnectionsBus stop[1]
Taxi stand[1]
Ōsaka Namba Station
JR Namba Station
Other information
Station codeNK01[1]
History
Opened29 December 1885 (29 December 1885)[1]
Namba Station
(Nankai) layout
9 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

↓ 1-4: Imamiyaebisu
↓ 5-9: Shin-Imamiya

Nankai station from outside
The Nankai Building in front of Namba Station, which also serves as the headquarters of Takashimaya Department Store

Layout

There are nine bay platforms with eight tracks on the third floor. Nankai Terminal Building is located in front of the station. Ticket gates are located in the north of the platform, in the center on the second floor and in the south on the second floor.

Nankai Koya Line - for Gokurakubashi (change for Koyasan) and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo
1  Nankai Koya Line mainly Local trains
2  Nankai Koya Line mainly Semi-Express to Semboku Rapid Railway
some Express, Rapid Express and Sub. Express in the peaks
3  Nankai Koya Line mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Rapid Express
4  Nankai Koya Line mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Rapid Express
Nankai Line and Airport Line - for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport
5  Nankai Line and Airport Line mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Airport Express
6  Nankai Line and Airport Line mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Airport Express
7  Nankai Line and Airport Line mainly Local trains
8  Nankai Line and Airport Line occasionally used for Local trains
9  Airport Line Airport Limited Express Rapi:t

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nankai Main Line (NK01)
(No trains stop at Imamiyaebisu and Haginochaya)
Terminus   Limited Express Rapi:t
Limited Express Southern
  Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Airport Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Sub. Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Semi-Express (terminating)   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Local   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Koya Line (NK01)
Terminus   Limited Express Koya
Limited Express Rinkan
Limited Express Semboku Liner
  Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Rapid Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Sub. Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Semi-Express   Shin-Imamiya (NK03)
Terminus   Local   Imamiyaebisu (NK02)

Osaka Metro

Namba Station

なんば駅
Osaka Metro station
General information
Other namesNankai Namba Station
LocationNamba Nichōme, Chūō-ku
Namba Sanchōme, Chūō-ku
Motomachi Itchōme, Naniwa-ku
Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市中央区難波二丁目・難波三丁目
大阪市浪速区元町一丁目)

Japan
Coordinates34°39′58.74″N 135°30′1.13″E (Midosuji Line)
34°40′1.69″N 135°30′1.03″E (Sennichimae Line)
34°39′55.4″N 135°29′52.53″E (Yotsubashi Line)
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s)
PlatformsMidōsuji Line: 2 side platforms
Yotsubashi Line: 2 (1 island platform)
Sennichimae Line: 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks6 (2 for each line)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code M 20   Y 15   S 16 
History
Opened30 October 1935 (1935-10-30)
Passengers
FY2016343,016 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Shinsaibashi
 M 19 
towards Esaka
Midōsuji Line Daikokuchō
 M 21 
towards Nakamozu
Yotsubashi
 Y 14 
towards Nishi-Umeda
Yotsubashi Line Daikokuchō
 Y 16 
towards Suminoekōen
Sakuragawa
 S 15 
towards Nodahanshin
Sennichimae Line Nippombashi
 S 17 

Midōsuji Line

1  Midōsuji Line for Tennoji, Abiko, and Nakamozu
2  Midōsuji Line for Umeda, Shin-Ōsaka, Esaka, and Senri-Chūō

The Midōsuji Line station originally opened as an island platform serving two tracks, but overcrowding prompted construction of a side platform serving northbound trains (that platform opened in 1987). As of 2015, the island platform serves only southbound trains, and the northbound side of the island platform is fenced off.

Sennichimae Line

  • An island platform with two tracks
3  Sennichimae Line for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi
5  Sennichimae Line for Nodahanshin

Yotsubashi Line

  • An island platform with two tracks
1  Yotsubashi Line for Daikokucho and Suminoekoen
2  Yotsubashi Line for Nishi-Umeda

History

The Nankai Electric Railway station opened on 29 December 1885.[3] The Osaka Subway Midosuji Line station opened on 30 October 1935, the Yotsubashi Line station opened on 1 October 1965, and the Sennichimae Line opened on 11 March 1970.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. なんば駅|南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 283–287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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