is a railway station on the two lines of

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in Ikutamamaemachi,

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, Japan. Nicknamed "", the station connects with

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on the

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lines.

Lines

*Osaka Metro ** (T25) ** (S18) *Kintetsu (Osaka Uehommachi Station) ** Osaka Line (D03) ** Namba Line,

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(A03)

Service pattern

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.

Tanimachi Line

*10 northbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Dainichi *10 southbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Yaominami

Sennichimae Line

*8 westbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Nodahanshin *8 eastbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, 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 Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Platforms

Tanimachi Line

Sennichimae Line

History

The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Surrounding area

* Ikukunitama Shrine * Kozugu * International House, Osaka * Seifu Junior/Senior High School * Uenomiya Junior/Senior High School * Meisei Junior/Senior High School * Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town *

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Headquarters * Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi * Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka

Buses

;Tanimachi Kyuchome (

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) *Route 73 for Deto Bus Terminal via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Katsuyama Sanchome / for Namba ;Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus) :see

External links

Official Site - Tanimachi Line

Official Site - Tanimachi Line

Official Site - Sennichimae Line

Official Site - Sennichimae Line

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanimachi Kyuchome Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1968 Osaka Metro stations