is a railway station complex in the Tsuruhashi district of
Ikuno-ku and
Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is served by the
JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, an ...
Osaka Loop Line
The is a railway loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka.
Part of a second, proposed outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, an ...
, the
Kintetsu Nara Line
The is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, Nara, Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Nam ...
, and the
Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line
is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district ...
.
Kintetsu Railway
![The smallest FamilyMart in Japan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/The_smallest_FamilyMart_in_Japan.jpg)
This station has a stationmaster and administrates itself and Imazato Station.
Layout
The station on the Kintetsu lines has two
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 ...
s serving four tracks on the second level. The platforms enable passengers to change trains between the Nara Line and the Osaka Line (
cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named. In the U ...
).
Adjacent stations
History
The Kintetsu platform featured what was once the smallest
FamilyMart
is a Japanese convenience store franchise chain. It is Japan's second largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven. There are now 24,574 stores worldwide in Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its ...
store in Japan. It closed down in June 2022.
West Japan Railway Company
This station has a stationmaster and administrates Teradacho, Momodani, Tamatsukuri and Morinomiya stations.
Layout
The station on the Osaka Loop Line 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 platform ...
s serving two tracks on the third floor, over the western side of the platforms and tracks for the Kintetsu lines.
History
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tsuruhashi being assigned station number JR-O04.
Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line
Layout
The station on the Sennichimae Line 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 on ...
serving two tracks on the second basement and fenced with
platform gates.
Surrounding area
The surrounding area of Osaka is well known for its
bulgogi
''Bulgogi'' (불고기; ; from Korean ''bul-gogi'' ), literally "fire meat", is a ''gui'' (구이; Korean-style grilled or roasted dish) made of thin, marinated slices of meat, most commonly beef, grilled on a barbecue or on a stove-top grid ...
(Korean-style barbecue) restaurants and other Korean goods. Many stalls selling Korean wedding dresses, bootleg items,
大阪「偽ブランド商店街」
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''Kimchi'' (; ko, 김치, gimchi, ), is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including '' gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), ...
are located under the tracks.
The Tsuruhashi and Ikuno-ku districts are well known for the large number of Zainichi Korean
comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South ...
living there. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more.
Establishments around the station
*Miyukimori Shopping Street
*Tsuruhashi Market
*Osaka Red Cross Hospital (大阪赤十字病院)
Buses
;Tsuruhashi-ekimae ( Osaka City Bus)
:*Route 18: for Tamatsukuri via Uehommachi Rokuchome / for via Miyukidori
:*Route 22: for Abenobashi via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Tennoji Kumin Center / for Suwa Jinja-mae via Tamatsukuri
:*Route 73: for Namba / for via Katsuyama Yonchome and
See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
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References
{{Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line
Ikuno-ku, Osaka
Osaka Metro stations
Osaka Loop Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914
Railway stations in Osaka
Stations of West Japan Railway Company