is a railway station on two lines of 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 ...

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, Japan.

Lines

Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Metro lines: * (K15) * (C17)

Layout

The station has two

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 ...

s serving two tracks for the Sakaisuji Line on the second basement, between the third and fourth buildings of Semba Center Building, and an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks for the Chuo Line under the Sakaisuji Line. The platform for the Chuo Line is about 40 m wide because it is located under the second basement floor of Semba Center Building. "Semba-higashi (船場東)" has been shown on the station signs since October 2011 to revive the traditional "Semba Brand" in the center of the city of Osaka. "Semba-nishi (船場西)" is shown on the station signs at adjacent Hommachi Station.

Sakaisuji Line platforms

Chūō Line platforms

History

The station opened on 6 December 1969.

Surrounding area

*Chuo Ward Office *Osaka Prefectural Police Higashi Police Station *

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*Semba Center Building *Mydome Osaka *The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry *

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Route 1 Loop Line *Hanshin Expressway Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Line

External links

Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Sakaisuji Line
from Osaka Metro website
Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Sakaisuji Line
from Osaka Metro website
Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Chūō Line
from Osaka Metro website
Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Chūō Line
from Osaka Metro website {{Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line Chūō-ku, Osaka Railway stations in Osaka Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969 Osaka Metro stations