Daikokuchō Station Explained

Daikokuchō Station
Native Name:大国町
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:Shikitsu-higashi Sanchome, Naniwa, Osaka, Osaka
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6561°N 135.4978°W
Platforms:2 island platforms with cross-platform interchange
Tracks:4
Passengers:30,978 daily[1]
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg
Map State:collapsed

is a railway station on the Osaka Metro in Shikitsu-higashi Sanchome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Lines

While Midōsuji and Yotsubashi lines are connected at several stations, Daikokuchō is the only such station where passengers can transfer the trains from one line to the other on the same platform in case of trains of same direction (cross-platform interchange).

Layout

This station has two island platforms[2] on the second basement, serving four tracks.

GStreet LevelExit / Entrance
width=50 valign=topB1Fwidth=100 valign=topMezzaninewidth=450 valign=topTicket barriers, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, restrooms
B2F
Platform level
Platform 1 towards →
Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform 2 towards →
Platform 3 towards
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right
Platform 4← towards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 路線別駅別乗降人員 . . November 8, 2016 . May 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170401060249/http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp/library/ct/kotsutyousa/20161108_subway_nt.pdf . April 1, 2017 . dead .
  2. Book: Schleife, Hans-Werner . etal . Metros der Welt . Metros of the world . 2nd . 266 . German . 1992 . transpress Verlagsgesellschaft . 3-344-70715-9.