JR Namba Station

JR難波駅
Underground platform
General information
Location1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City
Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E / 34.666417; 135.495333
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeJR-Q17
History
Opened14 May 1889; 134 years ago (1889-05-14)
Previous namesMinatomachi (until 1994)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Terminus Yamatoji Line
Local
 Imamiya
towards Kamo
Yamatoji Line
Rapid Service
 Shin-Imamiya
towards Kamo
Location
JR Namba Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
JR Namba Station is located in Kansai region
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station (Kansai region)
JR Namba Station is located in Japan
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station (Japan)
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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).

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 Line for Tennoji, Oji, Nara, Kamo, and Takada

History

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

See also: Naniwasuji Line

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

Bus stops

See also

References

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  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.
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