Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station 谷町九丁目駅
Tanimachi Line platforms
Location	Ikutamamaemachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu Japan
Coordinates	Coordinates: 34°40′1.72″N 135°30′57.03″E / 34.6671444°N 135.5158417°E / 34.6671444; 135.5158417
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Tanimachi Line Sennichimae Line
Connections	Kintetsu Railway at Osaka Uehommachi
Other information
Station code	T25, S18
History
Opened	1968
Passengers
FY2016	74,752 daily[1]
Location
Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Location within Japan

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (谷町九丁目駅, Tanimachi Kyūchōme-eki) is a railway station on the two lines of Osaka Metro in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "Tani Kyū (たにきゅう)", the station connects with Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu lines.

Lines[]

• Osaka Metro
  • Tanimachi Line (T25)
  • Sennichimae Line (S18)
• Kintetsu (Osaka Uehommachi Station)
  • Osaka Line (D03)
  • Namba Line, Nara Line (A03)

Service pattern[]

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.

Tanimachi Line[]

• 10 northbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Dainichi
• 10 southbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Yaominami

Sennichimae Line[]

• 8 westbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Nodahanshin
• 8 eastbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi

Station layout[]

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform serving two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Platforms[]

Tanimachi Line[]

1	■ Tanimachi Line	for Tennoji, Fuminosato, and Yaominami
2	■ Tanimachi Line	for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima, and Dainichi

Sennichimae Line[]

1	■ Sennichimae Line	for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi
2	■ Sennichimae Line	for Namba, Awaza, and Nodahanshin

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Tanimachi Line (T25)
Tanimachi Rokuchome (T24)		-	Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka (T26)
Sennichimae Line (S18)
Nippombashi (S17)		-	Tsuruhashi (S19)

History[]

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The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Surrounding area[]

• Ikukunitama Shrine
• Kozugu
• International House, Osaka
• Seifu Junior/Senior High School
• Uenomiya Junior/Senior High School
• Meisei Junior/Senior High School
• Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town
• Kintetsu Group Headquarters
• Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi
• Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka

Buses[]

Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka City Bus)

• Route 73 for Deto Bus Terminal via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Katsuyama Sanchome / for Namba

Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus)

see Osaka Uehommachi Station

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanimachi 9-chome Station.

• Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
• Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)
• Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in Japanese)
• Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in English)

References[]