| Kyobashi Station | |
| Native Name: | 京橋駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Osaka, Osaka |
| Country: | Japan |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Map Type: | Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan |
| Alternativemap: | Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg |
is a railway station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Keihan Railway, and the Osaka Metro.
| Kyōbashi Station | |
| Native Name: | 京橋駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR West |
| Address: | 1-2-31 Shin-Kita, Jōtō Ward, Osaka |
| Borough: | Osaka Prefecture |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.696°N 135.5347°W |
| Platforms: | 4 island platforms (2 for each line) |
| Tracks: | 4 (2 for each line) |
| Structure: | Elevated (Osaka Loop) At grade (Katamachi/Tōzai) |
| Code: |
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, Kyobashi was the fourth-busiest station in the JR West network after Osaka Station, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station.
There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks at ground level.
There are two side platforms with two elevated tracks.
The station opened on 17 October 1895.[1]
During the bombing of Osaka on August 14, 1945, a one-ton bomb directly struck the Katamachi Line platform and killed 700 to 800 evacuees. Kyobashi was one of the last sites to be bombed in Japan during World War II, followed only by the bombing of Akita, later the same day. A memorial was erected on the site in 1947, and anniversary services have been held at the station every year since 1955.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]
The JR Tozai Line opened in 1997, at which point Kyobashi became a terminal for both the Tozai Line and Katamachi Line.
Station numbering was introduced on the JR West lines in March 2018 with the Osaka Loop Line being assigned station number JR-O08 and the Tozai Line being assigned station number JR-H41.[2] [3]
| Kyobashi Station | |
| Native Name: | 京橋駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | Keihan Railway station |
| Address: | 2-1-38 Higashinodacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.697°N 135.5322°W |
| Operator: | Keihan Railway |
| Line: | Keihan Main Line |
| Code: | KH04 |
| Opened: | 15 April 1910 |
| Former: | Gamo (until 1949) |
Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network.
This station is the transfer station between the Keihan Line and the Nakanoshima Line. The connections are follows:
eastbound: trains from Nakanoshima ←→ trains from Yodoyabashi
westbound: trains for Nakanoshima ←→ trains for Yodoyabashi
Two island platforms on the 4th level serve four tracks.
The Keihan terminal opened on 15 April 1910, originally named .[4] It was renamed Kyōbashi on 1 October 1949, and was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 15 April 1970.[4]
| Kyōbashi Station | |
| Native Name: | 京橋駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | station |
| Address: | 2-6-18 Higashinodacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.6967°N 135.5298°W |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | Underground |
The Osaka Metro Subway station opened on 20 March 1990 when the Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line was extended between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station.[4]
An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves two tracks.
Bus services are operated by Osaka City Bus and Kintetsu Bus.