Shinsaibashi Station
Appearance
Shinsaibashi Station 心斎橋駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Osaka Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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Operated by | Osaka Metro | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 for each line) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Yotsubashi Line (‹See TfM›Yotsubashi Y 14 ) | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | M 19 N 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 20 May 1933 (Midosuji Line) 11 December 1996 (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line) | |||||||||||||||
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Shinsaibashi Station (心斎橋駅, Shinsaibashi-eki) is a metro station on the Osaka Metro located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Lines
[edit]- Osaka Metro
- Midōsuji Line (Station number: M19)
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Station number: N15)
- Yotsubashi Line (‹See TfM›Yotsubashi, 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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)
1 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for ‹See TfM›Namba, ‹See TfM›Tennōji and ‹See TfM›Nakamozu |
2 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for ‹See TfM›Umeda, ‹See TfM›Shin-Ōsaka and ‹See TfM›Minoh-kayano |
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)
1 | ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line | for ‹See TfM›Morinomiya, ‹See TfM›Kyobashi and ‹See TfM›Kadomaminami |
2 | ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line | for ‹See TfM›Taisho |
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Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line platform
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Station sign (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
Surroundings
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport. February 13, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
34°40′30.08″N 135°30′1.11″E / 34.6750222°N 135.5003083°E