Shinsaibashi Station Explained

Shinsaibashi Station
Native Name:	心斎橋駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	station
Line:
Platforms:	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks:	4 (2 for each line)
Connections:	()
Opened:	20 May 1933 (Midosuji Line) 11 December 1996 (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
Map Type:	Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:	Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg

is a metro station on the Osaka Metro located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Lines

• • • (Station number: M19)
  • (Station number: N15)
  • (Station number: Y14)

For the purpose of fare calculation, Shinsaibashi Station is treated as the same station as Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line.

History

• May 20, 1933 - The Midōsuji Line from transient Umeda Station to Shinsaibashi Station opened.
• December 11, 1996 - The Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Kyobashi to Shinsaibashi was opened, and the line was renamed the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.
• August 29, 1997 - The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Shinsaibashi to Taisho and from Tsurumi-ryokuchi and Kadoma-minami were opened.

It was announced in 2014 that the Midōsuji Line will get platform screen doors installed at the station.^[1]

Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fenced with platform gates.

Midōsuji Line (M19)

Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)

Surroundings

• Daimaru
  • North Building
  • Head Building
  • South Building
• Tokyu Hands
• PARCO Shinsaibashi
• Amerikamura
• Orange Street
• Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Arcade
• Crysta Nagahori
• OPA
• Camera Naniwa
• Hotel Nikko Osaka

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow . . February 13, 2014 . September 27, 2014.