The is a railway line in
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
operated by
West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West). It encircles central
Osakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
.
The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from
Hanatenis a train station owned by West Japan Railway Company in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line -Layout:...
to
Kyuhojiis a train station in Yao, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company *Yamatoji Line*Osaka Higashi Line-Layout:*There are two island platforms serving four tracks-Adjacent stations:...
was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from
Shiginois a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Imazatosuji Line and the West Japan Railway Company Katamachi Line in Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line...
to
Shin-Ōsakais a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....
is planned to open in 2020.
Outline
This loop line consists of two tracks around the heart of metropolitan Osaka. Most trains consist of 8 carriages, with distinctive orange colour with white
JRThe Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as , consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987...
graphics on the front, rear and sides. The train schedule varies, but on average, two trains leave
Tennōji Stationis a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
and
Ōsaka Stationis a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
every seven minutes, in opposite directions.
History
The Osaka Loop Line consists of four segments historically, namely:
Jōtō Line
- Eastern half of present line, Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi
Nishinari Line
- The northwestern quarter, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō
Kansai Main Line freight line
- Southwestern portion, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box
Newly built section
- The remainder to complete the loop, Nishi-Kujō - Sakaigawa S.B.
Jōtō Line
The section of Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi, eastern half of the present line was built by the then (I, apart from the second to open the present
Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line network) to link its line to the governmental railway network. In 1895 the line was opened in 2 stages: Tennōji - Tamatsukuri (2 mi. 28
chainA chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links . There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains...
, ca. 3.8 km) on 28 May; Tamatsukuri - Umeda (4 mi. 29 chain, ca. 7.0 km) on 17 October.
Earlier in 1889, the company opened its main line - Tennōji - which includes a short portion of Osaka Loop Line, Tennōji - ; the station itself was opened in the following year 1890 between Tennōji and Minatomachi.
merged Osaka Railway and unified Umeda Station to Ōsaka Station of
governmental railwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
in 1900. The railway was acquired by the national government in 1907 under the 1906
Railway Nationalization ActThe brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906. The Act was repealed by Article 110 of the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern Japan Railways Group....
. In 1909 the line was named the .
In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, thus distance was modified from 6.6 mi (10.6 km). to 10.7 km. Electrification of the Jōtō Line was done in 1933.
Nishinari Line
Osaka - Nishi-Kujō, the northwestern quarter of the line was built by for a rail access to the Osaka Port. In 1898 the company opened Osaka - , in 1904 the line was loaned to the government, in 1906 the company was nationalized under the act of the same year. In 1909, the line was named the which included the present-day
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
.
Electrification of the Nishinari Line was done in 1941.
Kansai Main Line
A south-western portion of the loop, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box (abandoned in 2006, between Taishō and Bentenchō) was at first constructed for freight traffic by the then
Japanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
to the port. In 1928, a branch freight line of the
Kansai Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
, Imamiya - - with a distance of 5.2 mi. (ca. 8.4 km). In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, 8.2 km.
Loop line
To complete a loop line, new tracks were laid between Nishi-Kujō to Sakaigawa S. B. by the then
Japanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
. In 1961, the section opened and the new Osaka Loop Line was named for the entirety of the then Jōtō Line, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō of Nishinari Line (the rest, Nishi-Kujō - Sakurajima was named
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
) and the new Nishi-Kujō - Taishō - Tennōji.
In 1964, operation of loop shape commenced on the completion of elevated double tracks around Nishi-Kujō. Until then the operation had been done in the shape of mirrored "6", Sakurajima - Nishi-Kujō - Osaka - Kyōbashi - Tennōji - Nishi-Kujō. Tracks of Tennōji - Shin-Imamiya were quadrupled in 1968, to separate traffic of the Kansai Main Line.
Operation
The {{Nihongo|
Ōsaka Loop Line|大阪環状線|Ōsaka kanjō-sen}} is a railway line in
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
operated by
West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West). It encircles central
Osakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
.
The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from
Hanatenis a train station owned by West Japan Railway Company in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line -Layout:...
to
Kyuhojiis a train station in Yao, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company *Yamatoji Line*Osaka Higashi Line-Layout:*There are two island platforms serving four tracks-Adjacent stations:...
was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from
Shiginois a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Imazatosuji Line and the West Japan Railway Company Katamachi Line in Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line...
to
Shin-Ōsakais a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....
is planned to open in 2020.
Outline
This loop line consists of two tracks around the heart of metropolitan Osaka. Most trains consist of 8 carriages, with distinctive orange colour with white
JRThe Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as , consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987...
graphics on the front, rear and sides. The train schedule varies, but on average, two trains leave
Tennōji Stationis a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
and
Ōsaka Stationis a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
every seven minutes, in opposite directions.
History
The Osaka Loop Line consists of four segments historically, namely:
Jōtō Line
- Eastern half of present line, Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi
Nishinari Line
- The northwestern quarter, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō
Kansai Main Line freight line
- Southwestern portion, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box
Newly built section
- The remainder to complete the loop, Nishi-Kujō - Sakaigawa S.B.
Jōtō Line
The section of Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi, eastern half of the present line was built by the then {{Nihongo|Osaka Railway|大阪鉄道|Osaka Tetsudō}} (I, apart from the second to open the present
Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line network) to link its line to the governmental railway network. In 1895 the line was opened in 2 stages: Tennōji - Tamatsukuri (2 mi. 28
chainA chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links . There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains...
, ca. 3.8 km) on 28 May; Tamatsukuri - Umeda (4 mi. 29 chain, ca. 7.0 km) on 17 October.
Earlier in 1889, the company opened its main line {{ja-stalink|Kashiwara}} - Tennōji - {{Nihongo|Minatomachi|湊町||present {{ja-stalink|JR Namba}} }} which includes a short portion of Osaka Loop Line, Tennōji - {{ja-stalink|Imamiya}}; the station itself was opened in the following year 1890 between Tennōji and Minatomachi.
{{Nihongo|Kansai Railway|関西鉄道|Kansai Tetsudō|also read as Kansei or Kwansai}} merged Osaka Railway and unified Umeda Station to Ōsaka Station of
governmental railwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
in 1900. The railway was acquired by the national government in 1907 under the 1906
Railway Nationalization ActThe brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906. The Act was repealed by Article 110 of the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern Japan Railways Group....
. In 1909 the line was named the {{Nihongo|"Jōtō Line"|城東線|Jōtō sen}}.
In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, thus distance was modified from 6.6 mi (10.6 km). to 10.7 km. Electrification of the Jōtō Line was done in 1933.
Nishinari Line
Osaka - Nishi-Kujō, the northwestern quarter of the line was built by {{Nihongo|Nishinari Railway|西成鉄道|Nishinari Tetsudō}} for a rail access to the Osaka Port. In 1898 the company opened Osaka - {{ja-stalink|Ajikawaguchi}}, in 1904 the line was loaned to the government, in 1906 the company was nationalized under the act of the same year. In 1909, the line was named the {{Nihongo|"Nishinari Line"|西成線|Nishinari sen}} which included the present-day
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
.
Electrification of the Nishinari Line was done in 1941.
Kansai Main Line
A south-western portion of the loop, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box (abandoned in 2006, between Taishō and Bentenchō) was at first constructed for freight traffic by the then
Japanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
to the port. In 1928, a branch freight line of the
Kansai Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
, Imamiya - {{Nihongo|Naniwa|浪速}} - {{Nihongo|Osaka-minato|大阪港||apart from the present
Ōsakakō Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:...
on the
Osaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
Chūō Line}} with a distance of 5.2 mi. (ca. 8.4 km). In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, 8.2 km.
Loop line
To complete a loop line, new tracks were laid between Nishi-Kujō to Sakaigawa S. B. by the then
Japanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
. In 1961, the section opened and the new Osaka Loop Line was named for the entirety of the then Jōtō Line, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō of Nishinari Line (the rest, Nishi-Kujō - Sakurajima was named
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
) and the new Nishi-Kujō - Taishō - Tennōji.
In 1964, operation of loop shape commenced on the completion of elevated double tracks around Nishi-Kujō. Until then the operation had been done in the shape of mirrored "6", Sakurajima - Nishi-Kujō - Osaka - Kyōbashi - Tennōji - Nishi-Kujō. Tracks of Tennōji - Shin-Imamiya were quadrupled in 1968, to separate traffic of the Kansai Main Line.
Operation
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The {{Nihongo|
Ōsaka Loop Line|大阪環状線|Ōsaka kanjō-sen}} is a railway line in
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
operated by
West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West). It encircles central
Osakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
.
The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from
Hanatenis a train station owned by West Japan Railway Company in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line -Layout:...
to
Kyuhojiis a train station in Yao, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company *Yamatoji Line*Osaka Higashi Line-Layout:*There are two island platforms serving four tracks-Adjacent stations:...
was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from
Shiginois a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Imazatosuji Line and the West Japan Railway Company Katamachi Line in Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Katamachi Line **Osaka Higashi Line...
to
Shin-Ōsakais a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....
is planned to open in 2020.
Outline
This loop line consists of two tracks around the heart of metropolitan Osaka. Most trains consist of 8 carriages, with distinctive orange colour with white
JRThe Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as , consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987...
graphics on the front, rear and sides. The train schedule varies, but on average, two trains leave
Tennōji Stationis a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
and
Ōsaka Stationis a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
every seven minutes, in opposite directions.
History
The Osaka Loop Line consists of four segments historically, namely:
Jōtō Line
- Eastern half of present line, Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi
Nishinari Line
- The northwestern quarter, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō
Kansai Main Line freight line
- Southwestern portion, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box
Newly built section
- The remainder to complete the loop, Nishi-Kujō - Sakaigawa S.B.
Jōtō Line
The section of Osaka - Tennōji via Kyōbashi, eastern half of the present line was built by the then {{Nihongo|Osaka Railway|大阪鉄道|Osaka Tetsudō}} (I, apart from the second to open the present
Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line network) to link its line to the governmental railway network. In 1895 the line was opened in 2 stages: Tennōji - Tamatsukuri (2 mi. 28
chainA chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links . There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains...
, ca. 3.8 km) on 28 May; Tamatsukuri - Umeda (4 mi. 29 chain, ca. 7.0 km) on 17 October.
Earlier in 1889, the company opened its main line {{ja-stalink|Kashiwara}} - Tennōji - {{Nihongo|Minatomachi|湊町||present {{ja-stalink|JR Namba}} }} which includes a short portion of Osaka Loop Line, Tennōji - {{ja-stalink|Imamiya}}; the station itself was opened in the following year 1890 between Tennōji and Minatomachi.
{{Nihongo|Kansai Railway|関西鉄道|Kansai Tetsudō|also read as Kansei or Kwansai}} merged Osaka Railway and unified Umeda Station to Ōsaka Station of
governmental railwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
in 1900. The railway was acquired by the national government in 1907 under the 1906
Railway Nationalization ActThe brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906. The Act was repealed by Article 110 of the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern Japan Railways Group....
. In 1909 the line was named the {{Nihongo|"Jōtō Line"|城東線|Jōtō sen}}.
In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, thus distance was modified from 6.6 mi (10.6 km). to 10.7 km. Electrification of the Jōtō Line was done in 1933.
Nishinari Line
Osaka - Nishi-Kujō, the northwestern quarter of the line was built by {{Nihongo|Nishinari Railway|西成鉄道|Nishinari Tetsudō}} for a rail access to the Osaka Port. In 1898 the company opened Osaka - {{ja-stalink|Ajikawaguchi}}, in 1904 the line was loaned to the government, in 1906 the company was nationalized under the act of the same year. In 1909, the line was named the {{Nihongo|"Nishinari Line"|西成線|Nishinari sen}} which included the present-day
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
.
Electrification of the Nishinari Line was done in 1941.
Kansai Main Line
A south-western portion of the loop, Tennōji - Sakaigawa Signal Box (abandoned in 2006, between Taishō and Bentenchō) was at first constructed for freight traffic by the then
Japanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
to the port. In 1928, a branch freight line of the
Kansai Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
, Imamiya - {{Nihongo|Naniwa|浪速}} - {{Nihongo|Osaka-minato|大阪港||apart from the present
Ōsakakō Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:...
on the
Osaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
Chūō Line}} with a distance of 5.2 mi. (ca. 8.4 km). In 1930 the unit was changed to metric, 8.2 km.
Loop line
To complete a loop line, new tracks were laid between Nishi-Kujō to Sakaigawa S. B. by the then
Japanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
. In 1961, the section opened and the new Osaka Loop Line was named for the entirety of the then Jōtō Line, Osaka - Nishi-Kujō of Nishinari Line (the rest, Nishi-Kujō - Sakurajima was named
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
) and the new Nishi-Kujō - Taishō - Tennōji.
In 1964, operation of loop shape commenced on the completion of elevated double tracks around Nishi-Kujō. Until then the operation had been done in the shape of mirrored "6", Sakurajima - Nishi-Kujō - Osaka - Kyōbashi - Tennōji - Nishi-Kujō. Tracks of Tennōji - Shin-Imamiya were quadrupled in 1968, to separate traffic of the Kansai Main Line.
Operation
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On this line, JR West operates several types of trains. The line serves as a link of Ōsaka Station in northern Osaka, and Tennōji in southern downtown. Some
Limited ExpressA limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...
trains linking north and south of the
Osaka-Kobe-Kyotois a Japanese metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture. The entire region has a population of 18,644,000 over an area of 11,170 km²...
area use the line as bypass between
Tōkaidō Main LineThe is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
in the north and
Hanwa LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....
in the south. Traffic is heavier in the eastern half, Osaka - Kyōbashi - Tennōji, than in the western half via Nishi-Kujō.
Direction
Completely loop shaped Osaka Loop Line is unable to use the up and down direction commonly applied in Japanese railways. Instead, the words {{Nihongo|"outer circle" (or outer loop)|外回り|Soto mawari}} and the {{Nihongo|"inner circle"|内回り|Uchi mawari}} are used to refer to the direction. The outer is clockwise, the inner counterclockwise.
If rules, such as the registration of the line at
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportThe , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government. It is responsible for one-third of all the laws and orders in Japan and the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, as well as the second-largest organ of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense...
apply, the inner loop is down.
Local
Local trains are operated all day. Some run literally loop, while some in eastern half between Osaka and Tennōji via Kyōbashi.
Eight-car EMUs of
103 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kyushu Railway Company . They were also operated by East Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company .-Prototype:Built in 1963...
and
201 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company ....
are used.
Sakurajima Line trains
Trains of the
Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line)The is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
are now operated through to the loop line to/from Kyōbashi and Tennoji.
Eight-car
103 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kyushu Railway Company . They were also operated by East Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company .-Prototype:Built in 1963...
and
201 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company ....
EMUs are used.
Rapids of Kansai Main Line
Through trains to the
Kansai Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
(
Yamatoji LineThe is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...
) began operated in 1973. {{Nihongo|"Yamatoji Rapid"|大和路快速|Yamatoji Kaisoku}} and {{Nihongo|"Regional Rapid"|区間快速|Kukan Kaisoku}} trains originate at Tennōji on the loop, passing the loop as "inner" via Osaka, after stopping at Tennōji where once called on, exit the loop to the Kansai Main Line and terminate at {{ja-stalink|Kamo||Kyoto}}, {{ja-stalink|Nara}} or {{ja-stalink|Ōji||Nara}}. In the loop, Yamatoji Rapids pass some stations while Regional Rapids stop all.
For "Yamatoji Rapid", 6 or 8-car
221 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region of Japan.-8-car sets:-6-car sets:-4-car sets:-8-car sets:-6-car sets:-4-car sets:-2-car sets:-4-car sets:...
EMUs are used, while 8-car 103 series of light green livery and 6 or 8-car 221 series are for "Regional Rapid".
Rapids of Hanwa Line
To the
Hanwa LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....
, {{Nihongo|"Kansai Airport Rapid"|関空快速|Kankū Kaisoku}} for {{ja-stalink|Kansai Airport}}, {{Nihongo|Kishūji Rapid|紀州路快速|Kishūji Kaisoku}} for {{ja-stalink|Wakayama}} originate at Kyōbashi (sometimes at Tennoji via Tsuruhashi), and together with other types of rapid trains, go through from the loop. Rapid (non-Limited Express) operations of this route began in 1994 on the opening of Kansai Airport, following a few exceptional rapid trains in 1989.
8-car
223 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan...
EMUs in 4+4 formations are used for Kansai Airport and Kishūji rapids.
113 seriesThe is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1963 by Japanese National Railways , currently operated by Central Japan Railway Company , West Japan Railway Company , and Shikoku Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company .The design was...
4-car units are also used for rapids of Shin-Ōsaka - {{ja-stalink|Kii-Tanabe}} in early morning and late night.
Limited Express
Charged Limited Expresses such as
HarukaHaruka, meaning "spring flower" OR "DISTANT" in Japanese, may refer to:*Haruka , a Japanese commonly feminine given name**Haruka, any of various characters with the given name*Haruka *Haruka or HALCA, a Japanese satellite...
for
Kansai International Airportis an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...
, and south bound
Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio and Ocean Arrowis a limited express train connecting Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tōkaidō Main Line , Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line , operated by West Japan Railway Company...
on the
Hanwa LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....
and
Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) heading for the scenic southern
Wakayama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
utilise the Osaka Loop Line as the bypass for Tōkaidō Main Line and Hanwa Line. Inside the line except Tennōji, limited numbers of trains stop only at Nishi-Kujō. Between the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Osaka Loop Line, trains pass the "Umeda freight line" which crosses right west of Ōsaka Station, not stopping at Osaka because no passenger facilities are installed on the freight line until it merges the main line at Shin-Ōsaka. This route was applied in 1989 on the completion of a bypass track from Hanwa Line to platforms of Kansai Main Line at Tennōji, until then no through operations enabled from Hanwa Line.
281 seriesThe is a DC electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company . It was introduced on September 4, 1994 for passengers travelling to/from Kansai International Airport...
EMUs are used for
Haruka,
381 seriesThe is a tilting DC electric multiple unit introduced in 1973 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company , and formerly also operated by Central Japan Railway Company in Japan.-JR West:...
EMUs for
Kuroshio and
Super Kuroshio, and
283 seriesThe , or more popularly known as Ocean Arrow, is a DC electric multiple unit operated by JR West on the Kinokuni Line . Two six-car and two three-car sets were built, and were introduced in 31 July 1996 to improve travel times on the Kuroshio limited-express service.-3-car sets:-6-car...
EMUs for
Ocean Arrow.
Freight trains
After abandonment of Naniwa freight station, freight trains on the line are only between Fukushima and Nishikujō, from "the Umeda Freight Line" to {{ja-stalink|Ajikawaguchi}} on the Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line).
Stations
Listed counterclockwise: All stations are in the city of
Osakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
,
Osaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
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Ōsakais a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
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Tōkaidō Main Line The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
(JR Kyoto LineThe is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
, JR Kobe LineThe is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...
, JR Takarazuka Line), JR Tōzai Lineis one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...
(Kitashinchi Stationis a railway station on the West Japan Railway JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system....
)
Osaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
: ● Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located along Whity Umeda.-Connecting lines from Higashi-Umeda:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...
), ●Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Stationis the terminus of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd...
), ● Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Stationis a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...
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Hankyuis a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
: Kōbe LineThe of Hankyu Railway is one of the three major commuter heavy rail line in the Keihanshin conurbation of Japan. It links the urban centres of Osaka and Kobe by connecting the major stations of Umeda in Osaka and Sannomiya in Kobe....
, Kyoto Line, Takarazuka Line (Umeda Station)
Hanshinis a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...
: Main Line (Umeda Station) |
Kitais one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...
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| Fukushima is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line and the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line...
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JR Tōzai Line (Shin-Fukushima Station is a train station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Line:*West Japan Railway Company **JR Tōzai LineStations and rail lines near Shin-Fukushima Station*JR West Osaka Loop Line: Fukushima Station...
)
Hanshin: Main Line
Keihan: Nakanoshima LineThe is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008.-Services:The following services operate on the Nakanoshima Line, through-running to/from the Keihan Main Line...
(Nakanoshima Stationis a train station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008...
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Fukushima is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.The ward is primarily a residential quarter, but has some office buildings and a commercial district, as well as factories and wholesale businesses....
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| Noda is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, on the JR West Osaka Loop Line. The Station is connected to Tamagawa Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line....
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sennichimae Line (S12: Tamagawa Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is assigned the station number S12.-Connecting line:*West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line -Layout:...
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Nishikujōis a railway station located in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is served by the Osaka Loop Line and the Sakurajima Line owned by West Japan Railway Company as well as the Hanshin Namba Line owned by Hanshin Electric Railway.-JR West:...
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Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) The is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line |
Konohana is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.-External links:*...
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| Bentenchō Bentenchō Station is a train station in Namiyoke Sanchome, Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :*West Japan Railway Company **Osaka Loop Line*Osaka Municipal Subway**Chūō Line -Layout:JR West...
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Chūō Line (C13) |
Minatois one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Minato-ku literally translated means Harbor Ward.- Landmarks :*Kaiyukan *Port of Osaka*Tempozan Harbor Village*Modern Transportation Museum...
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| Taishō There are two stations named in Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line...
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N11) |
Taishō is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of October 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 72,742 and the total area is 9.43 km². - Transport :...
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| Ashiharabashi is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. There is a transfer to the Nankai Electric Railway Shiombashi Line at Ashiharachō Station.-Layout:*There are two side platforms with two tracks elevated....
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Nankai is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric...
: Shiomibashi Line (Ashiharachō Stationthumb is a railway station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the Nankai Kōya Line .-Surrounding area:Ashiharabashi Station on the Osaka Loop Line is approximately 200m away.-Adjacent stations:...
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Naniwa is one of 24 wards of Osaka City, Japan. It has an area of 4.37 km², and a population of 51,567.- General information :Largely a residential area itself, Naniwa-ku is adjacent to and has in recent years blurred into the Namba district, which is south Osaka City's transport hub and centre of...
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Kansai Main Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
(Yamatoji LineThe is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...
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Shin-Imamiya-Layout:* 2 island platforms with 4 tracks-Adjacent stations:-Nankai Railway Shin-Imamiya Station:-Layout:* an island platform and 2 side platforms with 4 tracks-Adjacent stations:...
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Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Nankai: Nankai Main Line, Kōya Line
Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Midōsuji Line (M22: Dōbutsuen-mae Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name in English means "in front of the zoo". It is one of the nearest stations to the Tennōji Zoo and Tsutenkaku.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...
), ● Sakaisuji Line (K19: Dōbutsuen-mae Station)
Hankaiis a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The parent company is Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.-Now owned:*Hankai Line 14.1 km...
: Hankai LineThe is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line.The line's name comes from and ....
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Tennōjiis a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
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Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), Hanwa LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....
Osaka Municipal Subway: ●Midōsuji Line (M23), ● Tanimachi Line (T27)
Kintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
: Minami-Osaka Line (Osaka Abenobashi Station)
Hankai: Uemachi LineThe is a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan.-History:*September 20, 1900 - Osaka Horse Rail Co. from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya was opened....
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Tennōjiis one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the Shitennō-ji , which is located in the ward.-General information:...
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| Teradachō is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line serving the wards of Tennōji-ku and Ikuno-ku, in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
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| Momodani is on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Layout :* There are two elevated side platforms with a track each.- Around the station :* the headquarters of * the headquarters of...
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| Tsuruhashi -Layout:The station on the Kintetsu lines has two island platforms serving four tracks on the second level.-Adjacent stations:-West Japan Railway Company :1-1, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-Layout:...
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Kintetsu: Nara Line, Osaka Line
Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sennichimae Line (S19) |
| Tamatsukuri is a railway and subway station in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is on the Osaka Loop Line of West Japan Railway Company and the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line of Osaka Municipal Subway.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company *Osaka Loop Line...
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N19) |
| Morinomiya is a railway and subway station in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :* West Japan Railway Company ** Osaka Loop Line* Osaka Municipal Subway** Chūō Line ** Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line...
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Chūō Line (C19), ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N20) |
Chūō , Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.-Diplomatic missions:...
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| Osakajō-kōen is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station name translates as Osaka Castle Park.-Layout:There are two side platforms with two tracks on the ground level.-Surroundings:*Osaka Castle...
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Jōtō is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-External links:*...
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KyōbashiKyobashi Station is a train station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Osaka Loop Line**Gakkentoshi Line **JR Tōzai Line...
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Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), JR Tōzai Line is one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...
Keihanis a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
: Keihan Main Line
Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N22) |
| Sakuranomiya is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks elevated.-Surroundings:*Osaka City General Hospital...
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Miyakojima is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-External links:*...
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| Temma is a train station on the Osaka Loop Line located on the Tenjimbashisuji Shopping Arcade in Osaka, Japan. It is close to Ogimachi Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line...
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Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sakaisuji Line (K12: Ōgimachi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Connecting line:*West Japan Railway Company : Osaka Loop Line -Layout:...
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Stopping patterns
Trains
- Loop: Osaka Loop Line local trains
- Yumesaki: JR Yumesaki Line through local trains
- Reg R: Regional Rapid Service (Yamatoji Line)
- Yamatoji R: Yamatoji Rapid Service
- Dir R: Direct Rapid Service
- BR: B Rapid Service (from the Hanwa Line for Shin-Osaka)
- Kishuji R: Kishuji Rapid Service
- Kansai Apt. R: Kansai Airport Rapid Service
- R: Rapid Service (Hanwa Line)
Stations
- S: Trains stop.
- Outer: Outer track trains stop.
- number: Track (Platform) numbers to arrive at and depart from.
- | (both), ↑ (outer) : Trains pass.
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| Teradacho |
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| Momodani |
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| Tsuruhashi |
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| Tamatsukuri |
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| Morinomiya |
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| Osakajokoen |
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| Kyobashi |
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| Sakuranomiya |
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| Temma |
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| Noda |
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| |
S |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Nishikujo |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Outer |
S |
S |
S |
| Bentencho |
S |
|
S |
S |
S |
Outer |
S |
S |
S |
| Taisho |
S |
|
S |
S |
S |
Outer |
S |
S |
S |
| Ashiharabashi |
S |
|
S |
| |
S |
↑ |
| |
| |
| |
| Imamiya |
S |
|
S |
| |
S |
↑ |
| |
| |
| |
| Shin-Imamiya |
S
1, 4 |
|
S
2-4 |
S
2-4 |
S
2-4 |
Outer
3, 4 |
S
2-4 |
S
2-4 |
S
2-4 |
| Tennoji |
S
11, 14 |
|
S
15-18 |
S
15-18 |
S
15, 18 |
Outer
18 |
S
15, 18 |
S
15, 18 |
S
15, 18 |
| Through to/from |
|
JR Yumesaki Line |
Yamatoji Line |
Hanwa Line |
Fares
A special discount rate is applied for travels within the Osaka Loop Line, the
Sakurajima LineThe is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...
and the segment between
JR Namba Stationis a train station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Osaka Namba Station operated by the West Japan Railway Company....
and Tennōji Station of the
Kansai Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
(collectively called the {{nihongo|Osaka Loop Zone|大阪環状線内|Ōsaka Kanjōsen-nai}}).
The following table is the rate for adult single-ride tickets. (Note: Fractions of one kilometre shall be rounded up to the nearest full kilometre.)
| Kilometre | Yen |
| 1 – 3 |
120 |
| 4 – 6 |
160 |
| 7 – 10 |
170 |
| 11 – 15 |
190 |
| 16 – 20 |
250 |
For travels between a station within the zone and a station out of the zone or between two stations out of the zone, fares are calculated in accordance with a universal fare table and the good rate as above is not applicable.
For the calculations of the fares for travels between two stations out of the zone that include the segment between Ōsaka Station and Tennōji Station of the Osaka Loop Line, where two routes (10.7 km route via Temma and 11.0 km route via Fukushima) are practical, the shorter route is always used irrespective of the actual travel route.