Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station
Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (谷町九丁目駅, Tanimachi Kyūchōme-eki) is a railway station on the two lines of Osaka Metro in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "Tani Kyū (たにきゅう)", the station connects with Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu lines.
Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station 谷町九丁目駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Osaka Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
_IMG_7557_20130831.JPG.webp) Tanimachi Line platforms | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ikutamamaemachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′1.72″N 135°30′57.03″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Osaka Metro | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (Tanimachi Line) 1 island platform (Sennichimae Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Osaka Uehommachi | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | T 25 S 18 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 December 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 74,752 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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  Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Location within Osaka Prefecture  Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines
- Osaka Metro
Tanimachi Line (T25)
Sennichimae Line (S18)
- Kintetsu (Osaka Uehommachi Station)
- Osaka Line (D03)
- Namba Line, Nara Line (A03)
Service pattern
The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.
Tanimachi Line
- 10 northbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Dainichi
- 10 southbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Yaominami
Sennichimae Line
- 8 westbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Nodahanshin
- 8 eastbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform serving two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.
Tanimachi Line
| 1 | ■ Tanimachi Line | for Tennoji, Fuminosato, and Yaominami |
| 2 | ■ Tanimachi Line | for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima, and Dainichi |
Sennichimae Line
| 1 | ■ Sennichimae Line | for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi |
| 2 | ■ Sennichimae Line | for Namba, Awaza, and Nodahanshin |
History
The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.
Surrounding area
- Ikukunitama Shrine
- Kozugu
- International House, Osaka
- Seifu Junior/Senior High School
- Uenomiya Junior/Senior High School
- Meisei Junior/Senior High School
- Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town
- Kintetsu Group Headquarters
- Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi
- Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka
Buses
- Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka City Bus)
- Route 73 for Deto Bus Terminal via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Katsuyama Sanchome / for Namba
- Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus)
- see Osaka Uehommachi Station
External links
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)
- Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in Japanese)
- Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in English)
References
- "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017.