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JR Namba Station

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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Opened
  
1889

JR Namba Station

Location
  
1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Japan

Line(s)
  
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)

Previous names
  
Minatomachi (until 1994)

Similar
  
Namba Station, Ōsaka Namba Station, Sakuragawa Station, Kintetsu Nippombashi Station, Yotsubashi 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 Osaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Contents

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

Travelator moving walkway around jr namba station ocat osaka city september 2013 mvi 3574


Layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

History

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.

Surrounding area

  • 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 Municipal Transportation Bureau)
  • References

    JR Namba Station Wikipedia