Ōsaka Abenobashi Station Explained

Ōsaka Abenobashi Station
Native Name:大阪阿部野橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1, Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6456°N 135.5139°W
Operator:Kintetsu Railway
Line:Minami Osaka Line
Code:F01
Former:Ōsaka Tennōji (until 1924)
Passengers:159,075 daily
Pass Year:November 13, 2012[1]

is a railway station on Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is also called "Abenobashi Station" (あべの橋駅).

According to the research on November 13, 2012, 159,075 passengers got on and off trains at Ōsaka Abenobashi Station. It was the largest number of passengers getting on and off trains at stations on the Kintetsu Lines.

The west ticket gates of the station were shifted 35 m to the east on March 20, 2009, so that station facilities are entirely within the Kintetsu Abeno department store's "new" (east) building. The "old" (western) portion was demolished to make way for a new high-rise building.[2]

Connecting lines

Layout

The station has six bay platforms serving five tracks on the first floor.

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Train services from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m.

Weekdays
  • 1 limited express train to Yoshino
  • 2 express trains to Yoshino
  • 6 semi-express trains to Furuichi, of which 2 continue to Kashiharajingu-mae and other 4 to Kawachi-Nagano
  • 6 local trains to Fujiidera, of which 1 or 2 continue to Furuichi
    Weekends and holidays
  • 2 limited express trains to Yoshino
  • 2 express trains to Yoshino
  • 6 semi-express trains to Furuichi, of which 2 continue to Kashiharajingu-mae and other 4 to Kawachi-Nagano
  • 6 local trains to Fujiidera, of which 1 or 2 continue to Furuichi

    Establishments around the station

    The skyscraper "Abeno Harukas" opened on March 7, 2014. The department store floors pre-opened on June 13, 2013,[3] and February 22, 2014.

    Bus stops

    Transit buses

    Osaka City Bus, Osaka Metro
    Stop numberLocationDestinations
    1north side of JR West Tennōji Station
    • Route 12 for Fuse Station via Tennoji Todaimon-mae and Ōikebashi
    • Route 22 for Suwa Jinja-mae via Teradacho, Tennoji Kumin Center and Uehommachi Rokuchome
    2
    • Route 13 for via Shariji
    • Route 30 for Hirano Kuyakusho-mae (Hirano Ward Office) via Teradacho, Kumata and Subway Minami-Tatsumi
    3east side of Tennoji park, along Tanimachisuji Avenue
    • Route 62 for Osaka Station via Uehommachi Rokuchōme and Temmabashi
    • Route 62A, 62B for Uehommachi Rokuchōme-minami
    4east side of Abeno Q's Mall, along Abenosuji Avenue
    • Route 62 for Osaka Station via Uehommachi Rokuchōme and
    • Route 62A, 62B for Uehommachi Rokuchōme-minami
    5west side of Tennoji MiO Plaza, along Tanimachisuji Avenue
    • Route 63 for Asaka
    • Route 64 for Orionobashi
    6
    • Route 62, Route 67 for Sumiyoshi Depot
    7south side of JR West Tennōji Station East Entrance (eastbound)
    • Route 6 for Sunjiyata via Bishōen, Kumata and Imagawa Hatchōme
    • Osaka Metro BRT2 for Kamiji-koen via Kumata, Oikebashi and Subway Imazato
    8
    • Route 1 for
    • Route 5 for Miyake-naka via Naka-Kuwazu, Kumata and Hirano kuyakusho-mae (Hirano Ward Office)
    9north side of Abeno Harukas
    • Route 48 for via Bainan Sanchōme
    • Route 52 for Namba via Tsurumibashi Shōtengai
    10
    • Route 80 for Tsurumachi Yonchōme

    Amenobashi-nishi Bus Stop located in front of Apollo Building is available for bus routes 48, 52 and 80.

    Abeno Uehommachi Shuttle Buses (Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.)
    Stop nameLocationDestinations
    Abenobashinorth side of Abeno Harukas
    Abenobashi-higashiguchientrance to Miyako City Osaka Tennoji
    • Route 12 for Osaka Uehommachi via Shitenno-ji Sandoguchi (from 7:50 p.m. buses till the last one)

    Expressway buses

    Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. and others
    Stop nameLocationDestinations
    Abenobashi Bus Stationnorth side of Abeno Harukas)
    West JR Bus Company, JR Bus Kanto Co., Ltd.
    Stop nameLocationDestinations
    Tennoji Stationeast side of Tennoji Park
    Osaka Bus Co., Ltd., Tokyo Bus Co., Ltd.
    Stop nameLocationDestinations
    Tennoji Stationeast side of Bikkuri Donkey

    Airport limousine

    Stop nameLocationCompanies
    Abeno Harukasnorth of Abeno HarukasKintetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Abenobashi Route for Kansai International Airport
    Abenobashi (Tennoji)(north side of Apollo Building)Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd.
    for Osaka International Airport

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/tetsudo/e.html. Kintetsu Corporation. ja:駅別乗降人員 南大阪線 吉野線. ja. Personnel by Station Minami-Osaka Line Yoshino Line.
    2. http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/abeno20070808.pdf. ja:阿部野橋ターミナルビル整備計画について. ja. About Abenobashi terminal building maintenance plan. August 8, 2007. Kintetsu Corporation.
    3. Web site: ja:6月13日(木)「あべのハルカス近鉄本店」 タワー館オープン!. New Main Store of Kintetsu Department Store will open in Abeno Harukas on Thursday, June 13, 2013. http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/corporate/pdf_file/20130501133458.pdf. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020155927/http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/corporate/pdf_file/20130501133458.pdf. October 20, 2013. Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.. May 1, 2013. May 2, 2013. Japanese.