JR Namba Station

Railway station in Osaka, Japan

Q Yamatoji Line

Platforms2 island platformsTracks4Connections

Bus terminalConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation codeJR-Q17HistoryOpened14 May 1889; 134 years ago (1889-05-14)Previous namesMinatomachi (until 1994)Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Terminus		Yamatoji Line Local		Imamiya towards Kamo
Terminus		Yamatoji Line Rapid Service		Shin-Imamiya towards Kamo

Location

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

Q Yamatoji Line

for Tennoji, Oji, Nara, Kamo, and Takada

The ticket barriers
Station sign, January 2020

History

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]

Future plans

The tracks from the Kansai Main Line are expected to be extended north from this station by 2031 with the completion of the Naniwasuji Line.^[2] The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground platforms at Osaka 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 City Bus)

References

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^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 344. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "なにわ筋線「北梅田～ＪＲ難波・南海新今宮」の鉄道事業許可" [Railway business license for Naniwasuji Line "Kita Umeda-JR Namba / Nankai Shin-Imamiya"] (PDF). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) (in Japanese). 9 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.