Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Explained

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station
Native Name:谷町九丁目駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:Ikutamamaemachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6671°N 135.5158°W
Platforms:2 side platforms (Tanimachi Line)
1 island platform (Sennichimae Line)
Tracks:4
Passengers:74,752 daily[1]
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg

is a railway station on the two lines of Osaka Metro in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "", the station connects with Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu lines.

Lines

Service pattern

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.

Tanimachi Line

Sennichimae Line

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform serving two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Platforms

Sennichimae Line

History

The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Surrounding area

Buses

Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka City Bus)
Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus)
  • see Osaka Uehommachi Station

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 路線別駅別乗降人員 . . November 8, 2016 . August 31, 2017.