Shin-Imamiya Station Explained

Shin-Imamiya Station
Native Name:	新今宮駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Osaka
Country:	Japan
Connections:	Osaka Metro (via transfer at): Midosuji Line Sakaisuji Line
Map Type:	Japan

is a major railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West)^[1] and Nankai Electric Railway.^[2] is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.

This station is located near on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no physical connection exists between the two stations.

Lines

Shin-Imamiya Station

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

• • Osaka Loop Line

• • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)

• Nankai Electric Railway (NK03)

• • Nankai Main Line

• • Koya Line

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station

• Hankai Tramway Hankai Line (HN52)

Dobutsuen-mae Station

• Osaka Metro

• • Midosuji Line (M22)

• • Sakaisuji Line (K19)

JR West Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station
Native Name:	新今宮駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	JR West
Style:	JR West
Address:	3-17-1, Ebisu-nishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.6502°N 135.5007°W
Operator:	JR West
Platforms:	2 island platforms
Tracks:	4
Code:	(Osaka Loop Line) (Yamatoji Line)

Layout

• Two island platforms serving four tracks.^[1]

• The Osaka Loop Line clockwise trains depart from the following tracks.
  • Local trains from Tsuruhashi: all from Track 4
  • Through trains from the Yamatoji Line: mainly from Track 4
  • Through trains from the Hanwa Line: mainly from Track 3 (Direct rapid services from Track 4)

Adjacent stations

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shin-Imamiya being assigned station number JR-Q19 for the Yamatoji Line and JR-O19 for the Osaka Loop Line.^{[3] [4]}

Nankai Railway Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station
Native Name:	新今宮駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	Nankai Railway
Address:	1-2-24 Haginochaya, Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.6502°N 135.5003°W
Operator:	Nankai Electric Railway
Platforms:	4 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks:	4
Code:	NK03

Layout

One island platform and two side platforms serving four tracks.^[2]

Adjacent stations

Hankai Tramway Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station
Native Name:	新今宮駅前駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	Hankai Tramway
Address:	1 Haginochaya, Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.6493°N 135.5032°W
Operator:	Hankai Tramway
Line:	Hankai Line
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Code:	HN52
Former:	Minami-Kasumichō (until 2014)

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station was called until the renaming on December 1, 2014.^[5]

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each.

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Shinsekai
  • Tsutenkaku
  • Jan Jan Yokocho
  • SpaWorld
• Imamiya-ebisu
• Tennoji Park, Tennoji Zoo
• Kamagasaki
  • Tobita Shinchi

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR West station information
• Nankai Electric Railway station information

Notes and References

1. Web site: 新今宮駅│駅情報：JRおでかけネット. www.jr-odekake.net. West Japan Railway Company. 25 February 2017. ja.
2. Web site: ja:新今宮駅｜南海電鉄. http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/shinimamiya.html. www.nankai.co.jp. Nankai Electric Railway. 25 February 2017. ja. 28 January 2017.
3. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ . "Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
4. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
5. Web site: １２月１日（月）より南霞町停留場を「新今宮駅前」に変更いたします。. Effective Monday, December 1, Minami-Kasumichō Station will be renamed "Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae". Hankai Tramway. September 24, 2014. December 3, 2014.