is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

Nakanoshima Line The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%). Services The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from t ...

in Kita-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 2. ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and opened on October 19, 2008 (the day of the opening of the Nakanoshima Line).

Station layout

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 is located on the 3rd basement, ticket gates are on the 2nd basement, and an underground mall called "MINAMO" is on the 1st basement. This station is directly connected to

Higobashi Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Connecting line *Keihan Railway Nakanoshima Line (Watanabebashi Station) Layout There is an island platform with two tracks on the second basement. Surroundi ...

on the Osaka Municipal Subway

Yotsubashi Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Its offic ...

(Exit 4) via the underground passage under Yotsubashi-suji.

Surroundings

*Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)

Train stations

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 ...

(via Higo Bridge) *

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, and ...

JR Tōzai Line is one of several commuter rail lines and services in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and conne ...

Kitashinchi Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West) JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR ...

(via Watanabe Bridge and Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)) *

Nishi-Umeda Station is the terminus railway station of the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and the two Hilton Plazas. Connecting lines from Nishi-Umeda ...

(via Watanabe Bridge and Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)) *

Hanshin Railway is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the ...

Main Line Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to: Transportation Railway * Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system * Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railw ...

Umeda Station is a railway station in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005. Umeda Station is served by the following railways: *Hankyu Railway ( K� ...

(via Watanabe Bridge and Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)) *

Osaka Station 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 2.7 ...

(via Watanabe-bridge and Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica))

Major facilities

;Dōjimahama Itchōme, Kita-ku *Aqua Dojima
ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka
;Dōjimahama Nichōme, Kita-ku *

Suntory (commonly referred to as simply Suntory) is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky. Its ...

*Dojima Hotel *Furukawa Osaka Building *

Toyobo is one of Japan's top makers of fibers and textiles, including synthetic fibers (polyester, nylon and acrylics) and natural fibers, such as cotton and wool. History Toyobo was established in 1882 by Eiichi Shibusawa as a cotton-spinning com ...

;Nakanoshima Nichōme, Kita-ku *Nakanoshima Festival Tower East Building (39 stories, 200m high) **

Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and ...

head office ** Festival Hall **Nakanoshima Post Office ** ;Nakanoshima Sanchōme, Kita-ku *Asahi Shimbun Building (former Osaka head office) *Asahi Building **Nakanoshima Festival Tower West Building (scheduled to be completed in spring or summer 2017, 42 stories, 200m high) *Nakanoshima Mitsui Building * Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO Building) *Nakanoshima Daibiru (35 stories, 160m high) *Daibiru Honkan (26 stories, 120m high) *Sumitomo Nakanoshima Building ;Dōjima Itchōme, Kita-ku *Dojima Avanza **Junkudo ;Dōjima Nichōme, Kita-ku *Dentsu Osaka Building *Keihan Dōjima Building *Kintetsu Dōjima Building *Shin Fujita Building *Chunichi Shimbun Osaka Branch ;Dōjima Sanchōme, Kita-ku *NTT Telepark Dojima ;Nakanoshima Yonchōme, Kita-ku * The National Museum of Art, Osaka *

Osaka Science Museum The is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark th ...

Rivers, bridges, and streets

*Dojima River :Watanabe Bridge, Tamino Bridge, Tamae Bridge *Tosabori River :Nishiki Bridge, Higo Bridge, Chikuzen Bridge, Joan Bridge *Nakanoshima-dori *Yotsubashi-suji

Bus stops

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Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (大阪市交通局, ''Ōsaka-shi Kōtsū-kyoku'') was the public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan that existed from 1903 to 2018. It operated the municipal subway lines, the New Tram, a ...

(Watanabebashi) *Route 53 for Osaka-ekimae (Osaka Station) / for Funatsubashi *Route 62, 75, 88, 88A, 103 for Osaka-ekimae (Osaka Station) ;Hokko Kanko Bus Co. *Nakanoshima Loop Bus

Adjacent stations

Nakanoshima Railway stations in Japan opened in 2008 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Stations of Keihan Electric Railway {{Osaka-railstation-stub