Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station Explained

Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Native Name:天神橋筋六丁目駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.7106°N 135.5108°W
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Underground
Rebuilt:1969
Former:Tenjimbashi (until 1969)
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg

is located in Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed, "Ten-roku", it is located on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line, the Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Railway Senri Line (also through trains to the Kyoto Line).

Until 1969 there was the terminal station of the Hankyū Senri Line named Tenjinbashi Station (天神橋駅) which opened in 1925. When the Sakaisuji Line subway opened, the station was replaced by the underground Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station. The station building (Ten-Roku Hankyu Building) and platforms remained until 2009, when the building was demolished to make way for high-rise condominiums.

The world's largest covered shopping street, known as the Tenjimbashisuji Shotengai, begins at Ten-roku. It is long.

Layout

There is an island platform with two tracks for each line.

Tanimachi Line (T18)
  • Sakaisuji Line (K11) and Hankyu Railway Senri Line
  • Gas explosion incident

    On April 8, 1970, a gas explosion occurred during the construction of the Tanimachi Line at this station, killing 79 people and injuring 420.[1] [2] The gas leaked out from a detached joint and filled the tunnel and exploded, creating a fire pillar of over 10 meters and destroying 495 houses and buildings.[3]

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ja:市会のあゆみ. http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/shikai/page/0000001377.html. Osaka City Council Website. 市会のあゆみ. Japanese. August 3, 2014.
    2. News: Pulvers. Roger. Beware the parallels between boom-time Japan and present-day China. The Japan Times. Parallels. November 4, 2012. August 3, 2014.
    3. Web site: Gas Explosion at a Subway Construction Site. Failure Knowledge Center. Case Details. August 3, 2014.