JR Namba Station

JR Namba Station

JR難波駅
JR Namba Station; JR難波駅
	Underground platform
Location	1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka; Japan
Coordinates	34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°ECoordinates: 34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417°N 135.495333°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line; (Yamatoji Line);
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1889
Previous names	Minatomachi (until 1994)
Location
	JR Namba Station Location within Japan

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 is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).

Layout[]

The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms[]

1-4	■ Yamatoji Line	for Tennoji, Oji, Nara, Kamo, and Takada

The ticket barriers

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Yamatoji Line
Shin-Imamiya	Rapid Service	Terminus
Imamiya	Local	Terminus

History[]

Minatomachi Station in 1987

The station opened as Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on March 1, 1899. It was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, in collaboration with the opening of Kansai International Airport. 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
- FM Osaka
Sankei Shimbun Osaka Head Office

Bus stops[]

Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
JR Namba ekimae (Osaka City Bus)

References[]

^ 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.

[1] 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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