is a

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on the

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located in

Shinsaibashi is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. At its center is , a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and Sōemonchō, and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shins ...

, Chūō-ku,

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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

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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

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Amerikamura Amerikamura (also America mura; アメリカ村, ''American Village'') is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chūō-ku district of Osaka, Japan. It is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura". Amerikamura is a ...

*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 {{Osaka-railstation-stub