Hommachi Station Explained

Hommachi Station
Native Name:本町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Other Name:Semba-nishi (船場西)
(Midosuji Line and Chuo Line)
Type: station
Address:Semba-chūō 4-chōme, Chūō, Osaka, Osaka
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6819°N 135.499°W
Platforms:1 island platform (Midosuji Line)
1 island platform (Chuo Line)
2 side platforms (Yotsubashi Line)
Tracks:6
Former:Shinanobashi (信濃橋駅) (Yotsubashi Line, 1965–1969)
Passengers:217,760 daily[1]
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg

is a metro station on three lines of Osaka Metro located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Lines

The station on the Yotsubashi Line was opened as Shinanobashi Station (信濃橋駅) in 1965, and was renamed Hommachi Station in 1969.

Layout

The station has an island platform serving two tracks for the Chūō Line on the third basement, an island platform serving two tracks for the Midōsuji Line on the second basement in the east of the platform for the Chūō Line, and two side platforms serving two tracks for the Yotsubashi Line on the first basement in the west of the platform for the Chūō Line.

"Semba-nishi (船場

西)" has been shown on the station signs for the Midosuji Line and the Chuo Line since October 2011 to revive the traditional "Semba Brand" in the center of the city of Osaka. "Semba-higashi (船場)" is shown on the station signs at adjacent Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station, but both names are not announced on the trains as they are not co-station names.

A connecting track is located between the Chuo Line and the Yotsubashi Line (completed in 2014). Morinomiya Workshop was consolidated with Midorigi Workshop in February 2016.

Midosuji Line
  • Chūō Line
  • Yotsubashi Line
  • Surroundings

    External links

    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 .