is a train station on the two lines of Osaka Municipal Subway

Osaka Municipal Subway

is 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...

 in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Tennoji-ku, Osaka

is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the Shitennō-ji , which is located in the ward.-General information:...

, Japan

Japan

Japan 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...

. Nicknamed "", the station connects to Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu

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...

 Lines.

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. The following year, on March 11, the section of the Sennichimae line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Lines

• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Tanimachi Line (T25)
  • Sennichimae Line (S18)
• Kintetsu (Osaka Uehommachi Station)
  • Osaka Line
  • Namba Line
    Kintetsu Namba Line
    is an underground railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Osaka, Japan opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Osaka Line and the Nara Line. The line is parallel to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line...
    
     and Nara Line

Layout

There are two side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s with two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 with two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Tanimachi Line
Sennichimae Line

Services

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is:

Tanimachi Line

• 12 trains to Miyakojima, of which:
  • 6 continue to Dainichi
• 12 trains to Fuminosato, of which:
  • 6 continue to Yaominami

Sennichimae Line

• 8 or 9 trains (every 7 minutes) to Nodahanshin
• 8 or 9 trains (every 7 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi

Surroundings

• Ikukunitama Shrine (生國魂神社)
• the Headquarters of Kintetsu
  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...
  
   Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社本社)
• Kintetsu Department Store
  Kintetsu Department Store
  is a department store chain in the Kansai region, Japan. It is headquartered in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-History:*January, 1920: was opened in front of Kyoto Station.*February, 1920: was founded....
  
   Uehommachi (近鉄百貨店上本町店)
• Kozugu (高津宮)
• Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka (シェラトン都ホテル大阪)
• Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town (うえほんまちハイハイタウン)

Buses

Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...

)

• Route 73 for Kumata via Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Namba
• Tennoji Loop (mini non-step bus) for Abenobashi

Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)

see Osaka Uehommachi Station

Adjacent stations

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