Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station (新今宮駅, Shin-Imamiya-eki) is a major railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West)^[1] and Nankai Electric Railway.^[2] Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station (新今宮駅前停留場, Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae-teiryūjō) is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.

Shin-Imamiya Station 新今宮駅
General information
Location	Osaka Japan
Operated by	JR West Nankai Electric Railway Hankai Tramway (Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station)
Connections	Osaka Metro (via transfer at Dobutsuen-mae): Midosuji Line Sakaisuji Line
Location Shin-Imamiya Station Location within Japan

This station is located near Dobutsuen-mae on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no physical connection exists between the two stations.

Lines

Shin-Imamiya Station

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Osaka Loop Line
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
• Nankai Electric Railway (NK03)
  • Nankai Main Line
  • Koya Line

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station

• Hankai Tramway Hankai Line (HN52)

Dobutsuen-mae Station

• Osaka Metro
  • Midosuji Line (M22)
  • Sakaisuji Line (K19)

JR West Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station 新今宮駅
JR West
JR West Shin-Imamiya Station in 2008
General information
Location	3-17-1, Ebisu-nishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka Japan
Coordinates	34°39′0.6″N 135°30′2.5″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	JR-O19  (Osaka Loop Line)  JR-Q19  (Yamatoji Line)
History
Opened	1964; 61 years ago (1964)

Station layout
Legend
outer: Osaka Loop Line inner: Yamatoji Line ↑Tennoji 1 2 3 4 ↓Imamiya

Layout

• Two island platforms serving four tracks.^[1]

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	counterclockwise local trains for Tennoji and Tsuruhashi
2	■ Yamatoji Line	for Oji, Nara and Takada
	■ through to the Kansai Airport Line	airport rapid services for Kansai Airport
	■ through to the Hanwa Line	rapid services for Otori and Wakayama
3	■ Yamatoji Line	for Imamiya and JR Namba
	■ Osaka Loop Line	for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka (mainly from the Hanwa Line)
4	■ Osaka Loop Line	clockwise trains for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka (from Tsuruhashi and the Yamatoji Line)

• The Osaka Loop Line clockwise trains depart from the following tracks.
  • Local trains from Tsuruhashi: all from Track 4
  • Through trains from the Yamatoji Line: mainly from Track 4
  • Through trains from the Hanwa Line: mainly from Track 3 (Direct rapid services from Track 4)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Loop Line (Including through trains arriving at and departing from Osaka to and from the Hanwa Line and the Yamatoji Line)
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
Imamiya		Local		Tennoji
Imamiya		Regional Rapid		Tennoji
Imamiya		Direct Rapid		Tennoji
Taishō		Yamatoji Rapid		Tennoji
Taishō		Rapid		Tennoji
Taishō		Kansai Airport Rapid		Tennoji
Taishō		Kishuji Rapid		Tennoji
Yamatoji Line
Imamiya		Local		Tennoji
JR Namba		Rapid		Tennoji

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shin-Imamiya being assigned station number JR-Q19 for the Yamatoji Line and JR-O19 for the Osaka Loop Line.^[3][4]

Nankai Railway Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station 新今宮駅
Nankai Railway
Fourth floor ticket gates
General information
Location	1-2-24 Haginochaya, Nishinari-ku, Osaka Japan
Coordinates	34°39′0.75″N 135°30′0.93″E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Nankai Main Line Nankai Koya Line
Platforms	4 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	NK03[2]
History
Opened	December 1966; 58 years ago (1966-12)[2]

Station layout
Legend
right: Nankai Line left: Koya Line ↑Namba/Imamiyaebisu 4 3 2 1 ↓Tengachaya/Haginochaya

Layout

One island platform and two side platforms serving four tracks.^[2]

1	■ Koya Line	for Koyasan (■Semboku Rapid Railway) for Izumi-Chūō (Local trains stop at Haginochaya)
2	■ Koya Line	for Imamiyaebisu and Namba (Local trains stop at Imamiyaebisu)
3	■ Nankai Line	for Wakayamashi (■Airport Line) for Kansai Airport (passing Haginochaya)
4	■ Nankai Line	to Namba (passing Imamiyaebisu)

• 
  Second floor ticket gates
• 
  Platform of Koya Line
• 
  Platform of Nankai Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nankai Main Line (NK03) (No trains stop at Imamiyaebisu and Haginochaya.)
Namba (NK01)		Local		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Semi-Express (only running for Namba in the morning)		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Sub. Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Airport Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Limited Express ("Rapi:t", "Southern")		Tengachaya (NK05)
Koya Line (NK03)
Imamiyaebisu (NK02)		Local		Haginochaya (NK04)
Namba (NK01)		Semi-Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Sub. Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Rapid Express		Tengachaya (NK05)
Namba (NK01)		Limited Express ("Koya", "Rinkan", "Semboku Liner")		Tengachaya (NK05)

Hankai Tramway Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station 新今宮駅前駅
Hankai Tramway
Minami-Kasumichō Station (HN52), Hankai Line, Nishinari-ku, Osaka
General information
Location	1 Haginochaya, Nishinari-ku, Osaka Japan
Coordinates	34°38′57.57″N 135°30′11.55″E
Operated by	Hankai Tramway
Line(s)	Hankai Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	HN52
History
Opened	1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Previous names	Minami-Kasumichō (until 2014)

Station layout
Legend
↑Ebisuchō 2 1 ↓Imaike

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station was called Minami-Kasumichō Station (南霞町停留場, Minami-Kasumichō-teiryūjō) until the renaming on December 1, 2014.^[5]

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each.

Southbound	■ Hankai Line	for Sumiyoshi and Abikomichi Change trains at Abikomichi for Hamadera-eki-mae
Northbound	■ Hankai Line	to Ebisucho

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hankai Line (HN52)
Ebisuchō (HN51)		-	Imaike (HN53)

Surrounding area

• Shinsekai
  • Tsutenkaku
  • Jan Jan Yokocho
  • SpaWorld
• Imamiya-ebisu
• Tennoji Park, Tennoji Zoo
• Kamagasaki
  • Tobita Shinchi

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan