Minami-morimachi Station

Minami-morimachi Station (南森町駅, Minami-morimachi-eki) is a railway station on the Osaka Metro in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Minami-morimachi Station 南森町駅
Osaka Metro station
The Tanimachi Line platforms
General information
Location	2 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu （大阪市北区南森町二丁目） Japan
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Tanimachi Line Sakaisuji Line
Platforms	4 (2 side platforms for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	Ōsakatemmangū
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	T 21   K 13
History
Opened	24 March 1967; 57 years ago (24 March 1967)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Higashi-Umeda  T 20  towards Dainichi Tanimachi Line Temmabashi  T 22  towards Yaominami Ōgimachi  K 12  towards Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Sakaisuji Line Kitahama  K 14  towards Tengachaya
Location Minami-morimachi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Minami-morimachi Station Minami-morimachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Minami-morimachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Municipal Subway lines.

• Tanimachi Line  T21 
• Sakaisuji Line  K13 

Station layout

Tanimachi Line

There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks on the second basement level.

1

■ Tanimachi Line

for Tennoji and Yaominami

2

■ Tanimachi Line

for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima and Dainichi

The station was originally built with an island platform, but overcrowding prompted construction of a second platform (construction was completed on 10 October 1997). As of 2017, the side platform is used for northbound trains, and the northbound side of the island platform is fenced off.

Schematic diagram of Tanimachi Line platform.

• 
  Upper: Platform 1
  Lower:Platform 2.
  Left: for Dainichi
  Right: for Yaominami

Sakaisuji Line

There are two side platforms with two tracks on the first basement level.

1

■ Sakaisuji Line

for Sakaisuji-Hommachi, Nippombashi, Dobutsuen-mae and Tengachaya

2

■ Sakaisuji Line

for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome, Awaji, Kita-Senri and Takatsuki-shi

History

The station opened on 24 March 1967, served by the Tanimachi Line. The Sakaisuji Line platforms opened on 6 December 1969.

Surrounding area

• Osaka-Temmangu Station (on the JR Tōzai Line)
• Osaka Temmangu Shrine
• National Route 1 (Sonezaki-dori)
• Osaka Prefectural Route 14 Osaka Takatsuki Kyoto Route (Tenjimbashisuji)
• Osaka Prefectural Route 102 Ebisu minami-morimachi Route (Tenjimbashisuji)
• Japan Mint
• Temma Tenjin Hanjotei
• Daiwa Minami-morimachi Building
• Tenjimbashisuji Shopping Arcade
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minami-morimachi Station - Sakaisuji Line from Osaka Metro website (in Japanese)
• Minami-morimachi Station - Sakaisuji Line from Osaka Metro website (in English)
• Minami-morimachi Station - Tanimachi Line from Osaka Metro website (in Japanese)
• Minami-morimachi Station - Tanimachi Line from Osaka Metro website (in English)

34°41′51.71″N 135°30′39.67″E