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Namba Formation
is a district of Osaka, Japan. It is located in Chūō and Naniwa wards. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called ''Minami'' ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, '' Naniwa''. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, Hanshin, and three Osaka Metro subway lines have stations there. Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab, are located around the Dōtonbori canal in Namba. Namba is also known as an entertainment district, and hosts many of the city's most popular bars, restaurants, nightclubs, arcades, and pachinko parlors. The area is also known for shopping, with the Takashimaya department store (for older styles) and the sprawling underground Namba City shopping mall (for newer styles). Namba Parks is a new development consisting of a high office building, called "Parks Tower," and a 120-tenant shopping mall with r ...
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Namba Station
is a name shared by two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway, while the other is by the Osaka Metro. The names of both stations are written in ''hiragana'' on signage within the stations, because the ''kanji'' "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets. They are close to JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station. Lines *Nankai Electric Railway (NK01) **Nankai Main Line **Nankai Koya Line * ** (M20) ** (S16) **(Y15) ;Connecting Stations *Ōsaka Namba Station (renamed from Kintetsu Namba Station in 2009) **Kintetsu Namba Line **Hanshin Namba Line * JR Namba Station (renamed from Minatomachi Station in 1994) **Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) Nankai Electric Railway Layout There are nine bay platforms with eight tracks on the third floor. Nankai Terminal Building is located in front of the station. Ticket gates are located in ...
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NMB48
NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NMB48 Theater, which is located in the basement of the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The group has sold over 9 million CDs in Japan. History ;2010 On July 10, 2010, AKB48 first announced that they would be forming a second sister national group, based in Namba. NMB48 officially became active on October 9, 2010. Yasushi Akimoto announced that the group would have 26 trainees for the first generation. These members made their first appearance at the ''AKB48 Tokyo Autumn Festival''. ;2011 NMB48 made their debut performance at their theater on New Year's Day 2011. They released their debut single, "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo", on July 20, 2011. In its debut week, the single sold a total of about 218,000 ...
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Nara Line (Kintetsu)
The is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Namba Line. Additionally, some trains run through-services starting at Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line in Kobe. Eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are connected by the line. This line is more direct than the JR line between Osaka and Nara. History The line was opened by in 1914, dual track and electrified at 600 VDC. Whereas the JR West Yamatoji Line routes south of the Ikoma mountain range to connect Osaka and Nara, the Kintetsu Nara Line uses a tunnel through the Ikoma mountain range. As a result, the Kintetsu route is more direct and has allowed municipalities along the line such as Ikoma to flourish as major commuter hubs. To respond to high demand, the railway operates services ...
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Kintetsu Namba Line
The is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, Nara, Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Kintetsu Namba Line, Namba Line. Additionally, some trains run through-services starting at Sannomiya Station, Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Main Line, Main Line in Kobe. Eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka, Osaka, Higashiosaka and Ikoma, Nara, Ikoma are connected by the line. This line is more direct than the JR line between Osaka and Nara. History The line was opened by in 1914, dual track and electrified at 600 VDC. Whereas the JR West Yamatoji Line routes south of the Ikoma mountain range to connect Osaka and Nara (city), Nara, the Kintetsu Nara Line uses a tunnel through the Ikoma mountain range. As a result, the Kintetsu route is more direct and has allowed municipalities along t ...
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Ōsaka Namba Station
is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station. Lines Ōsaka Namba Station is served by the following two lines. * Kintetsu Namba Line * Hanshin Namba Line Station layout The station has an island platform and a side platform with three tracks on the third basement level, parallel to Namba Station on the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. There is a returning track in the west of the platforms between the two tracks of the Hanshin Namba Line. Platforms Adjacent stations History The station was first named on March 15, 1970, when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened. It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line. Surrounding area *Kintetsu Namba Building *Midosuji Grand Building * Dōtonbori * Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT) *Min ...
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Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Operations Yamatoji Rapid Service : trains operate between or Nara Station and Tennoji, via a complete loop on the Osaka Loop Line. Trains divert from the Kansai Line at Shin-Imamiya Station instead of continuing to JR Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, they run on the Osaka Loop Line, making limited stops to Osaka Station, and then making every stop before completing the loop at Tennoji Station. However, some services do not complete the loop, as they terminate in Kyobashi. Trains also stop at every station east of . :4 services are operated every hour during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime, with 2 of which operating as far as . Some weekend services operate through service to the Wakayama Line towards Takada and Gojō. :All trains ar ...
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Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie. The section from Kamo Station west to JR Namba Station is electrified and a part of the JR West "Urban Network", and is nicknamed the Yamatoji Line. The JR Central section from Nagoya to Kameyama is also electrified. Despite its name, for much of its length it is a very local line with mainly single track sections and no regular express services. The line was originally built in the 1890s by Kansai Railway (later under the Japanese Government Railways and Japanese National Railways) as an alternate route from south Osaka to Nara and Nagoya, but competition from the Kintetsu lines and declining ridership forced the line to operationally become two electric suburban lines for Osaka ...
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JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka. Urban Network The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. These lines t ...
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JR Namba Station
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 JR-Nanba2.jpg, The ticket barriers JR-Namba Station sign.jpg, Station sign, January 2020 History The station opened as 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. 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. The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground ...
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Sennichimae Line
is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district of Namba. The line is paralleled by the underground Kintetsu Namba Line/Hanshin Namba Line connection line in its central section. Its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . Station numbers are indicated by the letter S. Platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ... are located at all of the stations. The first station, Minami-Tatsumi, had them installed on March 14, 2014 and operation started in April. The final station, ...
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Yotsubashi Line
The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as , and in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport publications, it is written as . Station numbers are indicated by the letter Y. Overview The Yotsubashi Line runs in a north and south direction. connecting the Osaka Metro Nankō Port Town Line at Suminoekōen Station. At first, it was a branch of the Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, branching off at Daikokuchō Station but was extended north to Nishi-Umeda Station and made a separate line. This new section of the Yotsubashi Line takes a more direct routing to Nishi-Umeda running only 300-400m west of the Midosuji Line. History *10 May 1942 – Daikokuchō – Hanazonochō (opening) *Construction stopped d ...
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Midōsuji Line
The is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Constructed under Midōsuji, a major north-south street, it is the oldest line in the Osaka subway system and the second oldest in Japan, following the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. Its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as , and in MLIT publications it is referred to as . On line maps, stations on the Midōsuji Line are indicated with the letter "M". North of Nakatsu it runs above ground in the median of ''Shin-midōsuji'', an elevated freeway. The section between and is owned and operated by , but is seamless to the passengers except with respect to fare calculations. In June 2018, the Midosuji line is the most congested railway line in the Kansai region of Japan, at its peak running at 151% capacity between Umeda and Yodoyabashi stations. Line data * Above-ground section: north of Nakatsu to Esaka; Esaka to south of Senri-Chūō (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway) * Bl ...
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