Ōsaka Namba Station

For other stations with a similar name, see Namba Station (disambiguation).

Ōsaka Namba Station (大阪難波駅, Ōsaka-Nanba-eki) is a major railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station.

Osaka Namba Station 大阪難波駅
Kintetsu Namba Building (Ōsaka Namba Station is located under this building)
General information
Location	4-1-17 Namba, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°40′02″N 135°29′57″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	Kintetsu Namba Line Hanshin Namba Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	■A01 (Kintetsu) ■HS 41 (Hanshin)
History
Opened	March 15, 1970
Previous names	Kintetsu Namba (until 2009)
Location Osaka Namba Station Location within Japan

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Legend
to Sakuragawa 3 2 1 to Kintetsu Nippombashi

Lines

Ōsaka Namba Station is served by the following two lines.

• Kintetsu Namba Line
• Hanshin Namba Line

Station layout

The station has an island platform and a side platform with three tracks on the third basement level, parallel to Namba Station on the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. There is a returning track in the west of the platforms between the two tracks of the Hanshin Namba Line.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Kintetsu Namba Line, Nara Line	for Osaka Uehommachi, Higashi-Hanazono, Yamato-Saidaiji and Nara for Tenri / for Nagoya / for Ise-Shima
3	■ Hanshin Namba Line	for Nishikujō, Amagasaki, Kōshien, and Kōbe Sannomiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Railway Namba Line (Nara Line) (A01)
Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line (HS 41)
Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42)		Local		Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02)
Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42)		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02)
Sakuragawa (Hanshin, HS 42)		Rapid Express		Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02)
Terminus		Express		Kintetsu Nippombashi (Kintetsu, A02)
Terminus		Kintetsu Limited Express		Ōsaka Uehommachi (Kintetsu, A03)

History

The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station (近鉄難波駅, Kintetsu-Nanba-eki) on March 15, 1970, when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened.^[1] It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kintetsu Namba Building
• Midosuji Grand Building
• Dōtonbori
• Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
• Minatomachi River Place (including FM OSAKA)
• Namba Parks, a shopping center and office complex

References

1. "Kintetsu Corporation Company Profile" (PDF). p. 31. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
2. 阪神なんば線開業に合わせ、「近鉄難波駅」を「大阪難波駅」に、「上本町駅」を「大阪上本町駅」に駅名変更します。 ["Kintetsu Namba Station" will be renamed "Ōsaka Namba Station", and "Uehommachi Station" will be "Ōsaka Uehommachi Station".] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Corporation. March 31, 2008.