is a railway station on the
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
in
Kita-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka in Japan.
Incidents and accidents
2021 Osaka building fire
Notable locations
Kita-ku, particularly the Umeda area surrounding Osaka Station, is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a fina ...
, Japan.
Lines
Minami-morimachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Municipal Subway lines.
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Station layout
Tanimachi Line
There are an
island platform
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and a
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
with two tracks on the second basement level.
The station was originally built with an island platform, but overcrowding prompted construction of a second platform (construction was completed on 10 October 1997). As of 2017, the side platform is used for northbound trains, and the northbound side of the island platform is fenced off.
Sakaisuji Line
There are two side platforms with two tracks on the first basement level.
History
The station opened on 24 March 1967, served by the Tanimachi Line. The Sakaisuji Line platforms opened on 6 December 1969.
Surrounding area
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Osaka-Temmangu Station (on the
JR Tōzai Line
is one of several commuter rail lines and services in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and conne ...
)
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Osaka Temmangu Shrine
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2 ...
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National Route 1 (Sonezaki-dori)
*Osaka Prefectural Route 14 Osaka Takatsuki Kyoto Route (Tenjimbashisuji)
*Osaka Prefectural Route 102 Ebisu minami-morimachi Route (Tenjimbashisuji)
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Japan Mint
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*Temma Tenjin Hanjotei
*Daiwa Minami-morimachi Building
*Tenjimbashisuji Shopping Arcade
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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*The
Yomiuri Shimbun
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Osaka
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
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External links
Minami-morimachi Station - Sakaisuji Linefrom Osaka Metro website
Minami-morimachi Station - Sakaisuji Linefrom Osaka Metro website
Minami-morimachi Station - Tanimachi Linefrom Osaka Metro website
Minami-morimachi Station - Tanimachi Linefrom Osaka Metro website
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Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1967
Osaka Metro stations