Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station

Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station (天神橋筋六丁目駅, Tenjimbashisuji Roku-chōme Eki) is located in Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "Ten-roku", it is located on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line, the Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Railway Senri Line (also through trains to the Kyoto Line).

Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station 天神橋筋六丁目駅
Osaka Metro station
Tanimachi Line platform, January 2008
General information
Location	Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市北区天神橋六丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°42′38.17″N 135°30′38.82″E
Operated by	Osaka Metro Hankyu Corp.
Line(s)	Tanimachi Line Sakaisuji Line Senri Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	K 11   T 18
History
Opened	15 October 1925; 99 years ago (1925-10-15)
Rebuilt	1969
Previous names	Tenjimbashi (until 1969)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Miyakojima  T 17  towards Dainichi Tanimachi Line Nakazakichō  T 19  towards Yaominami through to Hankyu Senri Sakaisuji Line Ōgimachi  K 12  towards Tengachaya through to Hankyu Kyoto
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Sakaisuji Line/Hankyu Senri Line platform

Tenroku Hankyū Building was the former Tenjinbashi terminal of Hankyu.

Until 1969 there was the terminal station of the Hankyū Senri Line named Tenjinbashi Station (天神橋駅) which opened in 1925. When the Sakaisuji Line subway opened, the station was replaced by the underground Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station. The station building (Ten-Roku Hankyu Building) and platforms remained until 2009, when the building was demolished to make way for high-rise condominiums.

The world's largest covered shopping street, known as the Tenjimbashisuji Shotengai, begins at Ten-roku. It is 2.6 km (1.6 mi) long.

Layout

There is an island platform with two tracks for each line.

Tanimachi Line (T18)

1	■ Tanimachi Line	for Higahi-Umeda, Tennoji, and Yaominami
2	■ Tanimachi Line	for Miyakojima and Dainichi

Sakaisuji Line (K11) and Hankyu Railway Senri Line

1	■ Sakaisuji Line	for Sakaisuji-Hommachi, Nippombashi, Dobutsuen-mae, and Tengachaya
2	■ Hankyu Railway Senri Line	for Awaji, Kita-Senri, Takatsuki-shi, and Kyoto (Kawaramachi)

1970 gas explosion

Main article: 1970 Tenroku gas explosion

On April 8, 1970, a gas explosion occurred during the construction of the Tanimachi Line at this station, killing 79 people and injuring 420.^[1][2] The gas leaked out from a detached joint and filled the tunnel and exploded, creating a fire pillar of over 10 meters and destroying 495 houses and buildings.^[3]

Stations next to Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome

«		Service	»
Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line  K11
Hankyu Railway Senri Line  K11
Kunijima (Senri Line, HK-87)		Local		Ogimachi (Sakaisuji Line,  K12 )
Awaji (Senri Line, HK-63)		Semi-Express		Ogimachi (Sakaisuji Line,  K12 )
Awaji (Senri Line, HK-63)		Limited Express "Hozu"		Nippombashi (Sakaisuji Line,  K17 )