Momodani Station

Momodani Station (桃谷駅, Momodani-eki) is a railway station on the Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Momodani Station 桃谷駅
General information
Location	1-8-27 Dogashiba, Tennoji, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市天王寺区堂ヶ芝一丁目8-27） Japan
Coordinates	34°39′30.78″N 135°31′40.41″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	JR-O03
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Momoyama (until 1905)

Station layout

This station has two elevated side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	inner track for Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi
2	■ Osaka Loop Line	outer track for Tennoji and Shin-Imamiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Loop Line
Teradacho		-	Tsuruhashi

History

The station opened on 28 May 1895 as Momoyama Station (桃山駅). It was renamed Momodani Station on 1 March 1905.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Momodani being assigned station number JR-O03.^[1][2]

Surrounding area

• Osaka Police Hospital
• Daini Osaka Police Hospital
• Momodani Shopping Arcade

Schools

• Osaka Prefectural Yuhigaoka High School
• Osaka Prefectural Tennoji Shogyo High School
• Poole Gakuin Junior and Senior High Schools

Bus stops

Osaka City Bus (Momodani-ekimae)

Route 22: for Suwa Jinja-mae via Tennoji Kuyakusho, Tennoji Kumin Center and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Abenobashi via Teradacho

Route 73: for Namba via Tsuruhashi-ekimae and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Deto Bus Terminal via Kumata

Kintetsu Bus (JR Momodani Station)

Route 66 for Kintetsu Uehommachi Station via Osaka Police Hospital (No operations on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and from December 30 till January 4)

References

1. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)