Nishi-Osaka Route

The Nishi-Osaka Route (西大阪線, Nishi-Osaka-sen), signed as Route 17, is one of the tolled routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Kansai, Japan. It travels in a southeast to northwest direction in Osaka, from the Sakai Route, in the city's Nishinari ward, to National Route 43 in the ward of Minato. The expressway has a total length of 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi). Construction on the expressway was completed in 1970.

Hanshin Expressway Route 17 Nishi-Osaka Route
阪神高速17号西大阪線
The Nishi-Osaka Route highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited
Length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
East endMinami Hiraki Junction in Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Sakai Route
West endAjigawa exit/entrance in Minato-ku, Osaka
National Route 43
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Route description
The Nishi-Osaka Route at Minami Hiraki Junction

The Nishi-Osaka Route begins at Minami Hiraki Junction in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, where it meets the Sakai Route. This junction has minimal connections between the two highways, as the entrance to the westbound side of the Nishi-Osaka Route has access limited to traffic from northbound Sakai Route, and the eastbound exit from the Nishi-Osaka Route only leads to southbound side of the Sakai Route. Aside from the ramps that connect the expressways, the rest of the Sakaki Route is an elevated highway that is anchored in the median of National Route 43. The national highway serves as a street level access road for the expressway, with every entrance and exit on the expressway beyond Minami Hiraki Junction linking directly to it.[1] National Route 43 has also served as a detour of the expressway during closures.[2] A "mini" parking area with toilets and vending machines is placed on the eastbound side of the expressway adjacent to Bentenchō Station.[3] The expressway terminates after it merges into National Route 43 at the Ajigawa entrance and exit ramps, just short of the southern bank of the Aji River.[1]

Like the other routes of the Hanshin Expressway system, users of the Nishi-Osaka Route are subject to tolls. The operators of passenger vehicles must pay a fee of 210 yen to use the expressway, while buses and trucks must pay 420 yen. An exception to this rate applies between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am if users have vehicles equipped with ETC transponders. In that case, the expressway's toll rate is 100 yen for passenger cars and 210 yen for trucks and buses. These fees will remain in effect through 31 March 2032.[4]

History

Construction of the Nishi-Osaka Route began in 1967 in preparation for the Expo '70 held in the nearby city of Suita. The expressway was completed after three years of construction in 1970.[5]

List of interchanges

The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture.

Locationkm[6]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Osaka0.00.0–Minami Hiraki Sakai Route – SakaiToll booth is attached to the junction; westbound entrance from northbound Sakai Route, eastbound exit to southbound Sakai Route
0.70.4317-01Kitatsumori National Route 43 – Tennōji Station
1.00.6217-02Taisho-higashi National Route 43
2.31.417-03Taisho-nishi National Route 43
2.81.717-04Bentenchō National Route 43
–Bentenchō Parking Area
3.82.417-05Ajigawa National Route 43 – AmagasakiNorthern terminus; highway continues as the National Route 43
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "Expressway Map". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "17号 西大阪線（安治川方面行） 大正西入口 夜間通行止めのお知らせ　3/11" [Notice of nighttime closure of Route 17 Nishi-Osaka Route (bound for Ajigawa) Taisho-nishi Entrance on 3/11] (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. "弁天町ミニパーキングエリア　17号西大阪線（安治川入口すぐ）" [Bentenchō Mini Parking Area No. 16 Nishi-Osaka Route (immediately after the Ajigawa entrance)] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "西大阪線端末区間割引 (ETC車・現金車対象)" [Nishi-Osaka Route terminal section discount (for ETC cars and cash cars)] (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. "第７話　万国博覧会の成功へ、供用延長を一挙４倍" [Episode 7: For the success of the World Expo, the extension of service is quadrupled at once.] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. Google (6 November 2020). "Nishi-Osaka Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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