JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station (JR難波駅, Jeiāru-Nanba-eki) is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station (Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
JR Namba Station JR難波駅 | |
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 Underground platform | |
| Location | 1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E |
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| Connections | Bus terminal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Previous names | Minatomachi (until 1994) |
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  JR Namba Station Location within Japan | |
JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).
Layout
The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yamatoji Line | ||||
| Shin-Imamiya | Rapid Service | Terminus | ||
| Imamiya | Local | Terminus | ||
History
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Minatomachi Station in 1987
The station opened as Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on March 1, 1899. The station was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, the day Kansai International Airport opened. New underground facilities opened on March 22, 1996, and replaced the former above-ground station.[1]
Surrounding area
The OCAT building above the station
- Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
- Minatomachi River Place
- Sankei Shimbun Osaka Head Office
Bus stops
- Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
- JR Namba ekimae (Osaka City Bus)
See also
References
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- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 344. ISBN 4533029809.
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