is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...
on the
Osaka Metro located in
Shinsaibashi,
Chūō-ku,
Osaka
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 ...
,
Japan.
Lines
*
** (Station number: M19)
**] (Station number: N15)
** (, Station number: Y14)
For the purpose of fare calculation, Shinsaibashi Station is treated as the same station as Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line.
History
*May 20, 1933 - The Midōsuji 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.
It was announced in 2014 that the Midōsuji Line will get platform screen doors installed at the station.
Layout
This station has 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 ...
with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fenced with
platform gates.
;Midōsuji Line (M19)
;Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)
Platform_for_Nagahori_Tsurumi-ryokuchi_line_in_Shinsaibashi_station.jpg, Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line platform
Shinsaibashi Station Sign.JPG, Station sign (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
Surroundings
*
Daimaru
**North Building
**Head Building
**South Building
*
Tokyu Hands
*
Amerikamura
*Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Arcade
*Crysta Nagahori
*OPA
*Camera Naniwa
*
Hotel Nikko Osaka
References
Chūō-ku, Osaka
Osaka Metro stations
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933
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