Station code K11, T18 Opened 1925 | Rebuilt 1969 Phone +81 6-6372-6506 | |
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Operated by Osaka Municipal SubwayHankyu Corp. Line(s) Tanimachi LineSakaisuji LineSenri Line Previous names Tenjimbashi (until 1969) Address Japan, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, 北 浪花町14−28 Similar Temma Station, Ogimachi Station, Nakazakichō Station, Tenjin Bridge, Minami‑morimachi Station | ||
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station (天神橋筋六丁目駅, Tenjimbashisuji Roku-chōme Eki) is located in Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed, "Ten-roku", it is located on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line, the Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Railway Senri Line (also through trains to the Kyoto Line).
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Until 1969 there was the terminal station of the Hankyū Senri Line named Tenjinbashi Station (天神橋駅) which opened in 1925. When the Sakaisuji Line subway opened, the station was replaced by the underground Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station. The station building (Ten-Roku Hankyu Building) and platforms remained until 2009, when the building was demolished to make way for high-rise condominiums.
The world's largest covered shopping street, known as the Tenjimbashisuji Shotengai, begins at Ten-roku. It is 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long.
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There is an island platform with two tracks for each line.
Gas explosion incident
On April 8, 1970, a gas explosion occurred during the construction of the Tanimachi Line at this station, killing 79 people and injuring 420. The gas leaked out from a detached joint and filled the tunnel and exploded, creating a fire pillar of over 10 meters and destroying 495 houses and buildings.