Ikeda Route
Hanshin Expressway Route 11 Ikeda Route 阪神高速11号池田線 | |
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The Ikeda Route highlighted in red | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited | |
Length | 14.2 km (8.8 mi) |
Existed | 1965–present |
Section 1 | |
South end | Nakanoshima Junction in Osaka![]() |
North end | Ikeda entrance/exit in Ikeda![]() |
Ikeda Route spur route | |
Length | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
South end | Hotarugaike Junction in Toyonaka![]() |
North end | Ikeda-Kibe Interchange in Ikeda![]() ![]() |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
The Ikeda Route (池田線, Ikeda-sen), signed as Route 11, is one of the routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Japan. It is a radial route that travels in a south to north direction from central Osaka to Itami Airport and Ikeda, with a length of 14.2 kilometers (8.8 mi). Along with its spur route, it has a total length of 21.6 kilometers (13.4 mi).[1]
Route description
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The Ikeda Route begins at Nakanoshima Junction in Nishi-ku, Osaka, where it meets the Loop Route. Curving to the north just south of Osaka Station, the expressway serves the station and the Umeda commercial, business, shopping, and entertainment district. The southbound exit ramp to the area is the Ikeda Route's most notable feature, an exit ramp that passes through the Gate Tower Building, taking up part of the building's fifth, sixth, and seventh floors.[2][3]
From there it travels northwest from central Osaka, crossing the Yodo River. After this, the expressway crosses through the city's Nishiyodogawa and Yodogawa wards, then it crosses into the city of Toyonaka where it curves to the north. In Toyonaka it meets the Meishin Expressway at Toyonaka Interchange. Approaching the vicinity of Itami Airport, it slowly begins to curve to the northwest again. An interchange connects the airport to the expressway. Just north of the airport interchange, the spur route of the Ikeda Route begins, heading northwest, while the main route meets its northern terminus just beyond the junction. The main route ends at an at-grade intersection with National Route 176 and Osaka Prefecture Route 10 just south of the Ikeda Interchange on the Chūgoku Expressway.[3]
History
[edit]The first section of what come to be known as the Ikeda Route opened in 1965 between the Loop Route and Umeda.[4] The spur of the Ikeda Route was completed in 1998.[5]
List of interchanges
[edit]The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture.
Location | km[6] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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Osaka | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | Nakanoshima | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus | |
0.5 | 0.31 | 11-01 | Deiribashi | ![]() | Northbound exit only | ||
0.6 | 0.37 | 11-02 | Nakanoshima | Unnamed city street | Northbound entrance only | ||
1.0 | 0.62 | 11-03 | Umeda | Kujō-Umeda Route – Osaka Station | Northbound entrance, southbound exit | ||
1.8 | 1.1 | 11-04 | Fukushima | Naniwa-suji – Fukushima, Umeda, Ebie | Northbound entrance, southbound exit | ||
3.6 | 2.2 | 11-05 | Tsukamoto | Himejima-dōri – Jūsō, Himejima | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
5.4 | 3.4 | 11-06 | Kashima | Osaka Prefecture Route 10 (Mitejima-suji) – Toyonaka, Jūsō, Amagasaki | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
Toyonaka | 8.6 | 5.3 | 11-07 | Toyonaka | ![]() | ||
8.6– 9.8 | 5.3– 6.1 | 11-08 | Toyonaka-minami | Osaka Prefecture Route 10 (Osaka-Ikeda Route) | |||
12.0 | 7.5 | 11-09 | Toyonaka-kita | Osaka Prefecture Route 10 (Osaka-Ikeda Route) – Itami | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
12.7 | 7.9 | Osaka Airport Toll Booth | Tolls are collected only for southbound traffic here | ||||
13.2 | 8.2 | 11-10 | Osaka Airport | ![]() | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
13.4 | 8.3 | – | Hotarugaike | ![]() | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
Ikeda | 14.2 | 8.8 | 11-11 | Ikeda | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of main route; northbound exit, southbound entrance | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Spur route
[edit]The Ikeda Route has a spur route that travels north from its southern terminus with the main route of the Ikeda Route at Hotarugaike Junction in Toyonaka to its northern terminus at National Route 173 in Ikeda.
Route description
[edit]The spur of the Ikeda Route begins at Hotarugaike Junction in Toyonaka where it meets its parent route. The expressway travels around the northeastern edge of Itami Airport, briefly crossing into Itami, Hyōgo before crossing back into the city of Ikeda in Osaka Prefecture. The expressway then begins paralleling the Ina River as it travels north toward Kawanishi, once again briefly switching to the opposite shore of the river in Hyōgo Prefecture, before returning into Osaka. The route meets its northern terminus at an interchange with national routes 173 and 423 just north of Satsukiyama Zoo.[3]
List of interchanges
[edit]Prefecture | Location | km[7] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osaka | Toyonaka | 13.4 | 8.3 | – | Hotarugaike | ![]() | Southern terminus of the spur route; northbound entrance, southbound exit |
Ikeda | 17.6 | 10.9 | 11-12 | Koda | ![]() ![]() | Northbound entrance, southbound exit | |
Hyōgo | Kawanishi | 18.7 | 11.6 | 11-13 | Kawanishi-Obana | ![]() | Northbound exit, southbound entrance |
Osaka | Ikeda | 20.8 | 12.9 | 11-14 / 11-15 | Ikeda-Kibe | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of spur route; northbound exit, southbound entrance |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "エーマップ(路線図)" [Route map of the Hanshin Expressway] (PDF) (in Japanese). April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Geoffrey Morrison (31 October 2016). "In Osaka, Japan There's A Highway That Goes Through A Building". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Expressway Map". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Since 1950s-1970'". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "-1990'". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Ikeda Route (main route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Ikeda Route (branch route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Category:Hanshin Expressway Route 11 Ikeda Route at Wikimedia Commons