JR Namba Station explained

JR Namba Station
Native Name:JR難波駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City
Borough:Osaka Prefecture
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Connections: Bus terminal
Structure:Underground
Code:JR-Q17
Former:Minatomachi (until 1994)

is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station (Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).

Layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened as on March 1, 1899. It was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, in collaboration with the opening of Kansai International Airport. New underground facilities opened on March 22, 1996, and replaced the former above-ground station.

Future plans

See also: Naniwasuji Line. The tracks from the Kansai Main Line are expected to be extended north from this station by 2031 with the completion of the Naniwasuji Line.[1] The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground platforms at Osaka Station.

Surrounding area

Bus stops

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 July 2019 . なにわ筋線「北梅田~JR難波・南海新今宮」の鉄道事業許可 . Railway business license for Naniwasuji Line "Kita Umeda-JR Namba / Nankai Shin-Imamiya" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703105036/https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001298777.pdf . 3 July 2021 . 7 February 2021 . Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) . ja.