Station sign (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
Shinsaibashi Station (心斎橋駅, Shinsaibashi-eki?) is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
For the purpose of fare calculation, Shinsaibashi Station is treated as the same station as Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line.
[edit] History
- May 20, 1933 - The Midosuji Line from transient Umeda Station to Shinsaibashi Station opened.
- December 11, 1996 - The Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Kyobashi to Shinsaibashi was opened, and the line was renamed the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.
- August 29, 1997 - The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Shinsaibashi to Taisho and from Tsurumi-ryokuchi and Kadoma-minami were opened.
[edit] Layout
This station has an island platform with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fanced with platform gates.
- Midosuji Line (M19)
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)
[edit] Surroundings
[edit] Stations next to Shinsaibashi
Coordinates: 34°40′30.08″N 135°30′1.11″E / 34.6750222°N 135.5003083°E / 34.6750222; 135.5003083