Tennōji Station Explained

Tennōji Station
Native Name:天王寺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tennōji-ku, Abeno-ku, Osaka city, Osaka Prefecture
Country:Japan
Connections:Bus terminal
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Alternativemap:Osaka géolocalisation relief.svg

is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are also connected to Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It forms as one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the south for lines operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tennōji Station
Tennōji-eki-mae Station
Connecting station

JR West Tennōji Station

Tennōji Station
Native Name:天王寺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:10-45, Hiden-inchō, Tennōji Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6473°N 135.5139°W
Map Type:Japan
Platforms:2 island platforms (Yamatoji Line, Osaka Loop Line), 5 bay platforms (Hanwa Line)
Code:
  • JR-Q20 (Yamatoji Line)
  • (Osaka Loop Line)
  • JR-R20 (Hanwa Line)

Layout

Osaka Loop Line
to Kyōbashi
valign=bottom align=right Kansai Main Line
(Yamatoji Line)
to JR Namba
valign=middle rowspan=2
valign=middle align=rightOsaka Loop Line
to Nishikujō
valign=middle Kansai Main Line
(Yamatoji Line)
to Nara
align=right Hanwa Line
to Wakayama

Train services in off-peak hours

Yamatoji Line
  • eastbound trains
  • 4 Yamatoji rapid services from the Osaka Loop Line to Nara (every 15 minutes), of which 2 continue to Kamo (every 30 minutes)
  • 4 local trains from JR Namba to Oji (every 15 minutes)
  • westbound trains
  • 4 local trains to JR Namba (every 15 minutes)
    Osaka Loop Line
  • counterclockwise trains
  • 12 trains to Osaka via Kyobashi (every 5 minutes)
  • clockwise trains
  • 4 Yamatoji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
  • 4 Airport/Kishuji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
  • 4 local trains to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
    Hanwa Line
  • southbound trains
  • 4 Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport, coupling with Kishuji rapid services until Hineno
  • 4 Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama, coupling with Airport rapid services until Hineno
  • 4 regional rapid services to Hineno
  • 4 local trains to Otori

    History

    Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station number JR-Q20, the Osaka Loop line being assigned station number JR-O01, and the Hanwa Line being assigned station number JR-R20. [1] [2]

    Osaka Metro station

    Tennoji Station
    Native Name:天王寺駅
    Native Name Lang:ja
    Type: station
    Address:1-48, Abenosuji Itchōme, Abeno-ku (Midosuji Line)
    5-52, Chausuyamachō, Tennōji-ku (Tanimachi Line)
    Osaka, Osaka
    Country:Japan
    Coordinates:34.6466°N 135.5138°W (Midosuji Line)
    34.6475°N 135.5132°W (Tanimachi Line)
    Operator:Osaka Metro
    Platforms:1 side platform, 1 island platform (Midosuji Line)
    2 side platforms (Tanimachi Line)
    Tracks:5
    Structure:Underground
    Opened:1938 (Midōsuji Line)
    1968 (Tanimachi Line)
    Passengers:256,959 daily[3]
    Pass Year:FY2016

    Osaka Metro Tennōji Station is an interchange serving the Midōsuji and Tanimachi lines. The platforms are not adjacent to each other, but are connected by a long passageway within the ticket gates.

    Layout

    Midosuji Line
    Tanimachi Line

    Train services in off-peak hours

    Midosuji Line (weekdays)
  • northbound trains
  • 6 or 7 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 8 minutes)
  • 6 or 7 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 8 minutes)
  • southbound trains
  • 6 or 7 trains to Nakamozu (every 8 minutes)
    Midosuji Line (weekends and holidays)
  • northbound trains
  • 8 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 7.5 minutes)
  • 8 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 7.5 minutes)
  • southbound trains
  • 8 trains to Nakamozu (every 7.5 minutes)
    Tanimachi Line
  • northbound trains
  • 10 trains to Dainichi (every 6 minutes)
  • southbound trains
  • 10 trains to Yao-minami (every 6 minutes)

    Hankai Tramway Tennoji-ekimae Station

    Tennōji-ekimae Station
    Native Name:天王寺駅前駅
    Native Name Lang:ja
    Type:Hankai Tramway
    Address:Abenosuji Itchōme, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
    Country:Japan
    Coordinates:34.6463°N 135.5129°W
    Operator:Hankai Tramway
    Line:Uemachi Line
    Code:HN01
    Opened:1900

    Layout

    2 dead-end platforms serving a track are located on Abenosuji Avenue. After widening the avenue and relocated westward on December 3, 2016, the tram stop is connected from JR West Tennoji Station and Kintetsu Railway Osaka Abenobashi Station via Abeno Pedestrian Bridge and from Osaka Metro Tennoji Station via the underground passage. After the relocation, an elevator became in use to enable wheelchairs and baby buggies to access to the Uemachi Line.[4]

    Tram services in off-peak hours

    10 trams to Abikomichi via Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, of which 5 continues to Hamadera-ekimae (every 6 minutes)

    Adjacent stations

    |-!colspan=5|Hankai Tramway (HN01)

    Surrounding area

    Since so many train lines meet in one location, Tennōji has become a large transfer station. As a result, the area around the station has become quite built up with may buildings as high as 10 or 12 stories high.

    Buses

    Transit bus
  • Osaka City Bus Corporation (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-nishi)
  • Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-higashiguchi)
    Expressway bus
  • Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi Bus Station)
  • West JR Bus Company, JR Bus Kanto Co., Ltd., Osaka Bus Co., Ltd. (Tennoji Station, the east side of Tennoji Park)
    Airport limousine
  • Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd. (the north side of Apollo Building)
  • Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd. (the north side of Osaka Abenobashi Station)

    For details, see Osaka Abenobashi Station#Bus stops

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Web site: 路線別駅別乗降人員 . . November 8, 2016 . May 6, 2017.
    4. Web site: 上町線 天王寺駅前~阿倍野間の新線への切替日が、平成28年12月3日(土)に決まりました!. Tram tracks between Tennoji-ekimae and Abeno will be relocated on December 3, 2016!. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. December 5, 2016. ja. November 18, 2016.