is a combined

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 prep ...

and

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 ...

located in Taishō-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. The station is served by the

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 ...

and the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.

Lines

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Layout

;JR West Osaka Loop Line JR West station has two

side platforms 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 platforms ...

serving two tracks elevated, administrated by Shin-Imamiya Station. IC ride cards ICOCA, PiTaPa and other 8 brands are accepted. ;Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Subway 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 on ...

fenced with platform gates between two tracks under the ground level. IC ride cards PiTaPa, ICOCA and other 8 brands and Surutto KANSAI ride cards are accepted. Trains arrive at Platform 2 and disembark passengers, and return at the sidetracks in the south of the station, then enter Platform 1 as ones for Kadoma-minami.

Train services in off-peak hours

;JR West Osaka Loop Line :12 clockwise-bound trains go to Osaka, of which: ::4 are local trains and stop at every station. ::8 are rapid services and stop at Bentencho, Nishikujo and every station from Fukushima. :12 counterclockwise-bound trains go to Tennoji, of which: ::4 are local trains to Tsuruhashi. ::4 are Yamatoji rapid services to Nara via the Yamatoji Line, 2 of which continue to Kamo. ::4 are Kansai Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport and Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama via the Hanwa Line. ;Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line ::8 or 9 trains go to Kadoma-minami (every 7 minutes).

Surroundings

Osaka Dome The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the me ...

(a 7-minute walk from JR West station) *Taisho Post Office *Taisho Bridge *Iwasaki Bridge *Onami Bridge

Bus routes (Taishobashi)

Buses are operated by Osaka City Bus. Se
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for details of Taishobashi Bus Stop. *Route 51 for Tempozan via Bentencho-ekimae and Daisan Tottei-mae / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 60 for Tempozan via Sakaigawa and Subway Asashiobashi / for Namba (Takashimaya) *Route 70 for Nishi-Funamachi via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 70 Express for Nishi-Funamachi via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 71 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Namba *Route 76 for Subway Suminoekoen / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 87 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Shin-Chitose / for Namba *Route 90 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Nodahanshin-mae *Route 91 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 91 Express for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 94 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Chishima Koen-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki *Route 98 for Taisho Kuyakusho-mae via Shin-Chitose / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki

Adjacent Stations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taisho Station (Osaka) Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Osaka Metro stations Osaka Loop Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1961