is a railway station on the

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the , operates as an extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro. The , established on 11 December 1967, is majorly owned by Hankyu. ''Kitakyu'', as it is ...

(which links directly into the

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Midosuji Line) and

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located in

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. It is the main railway station in , and also called "".

Lines

Namboku Line (Station Number: M08) *

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(Station Number: 15)

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line

Layout

*There is an

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on the second basement serving two tracks.

Music

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" composed by Henry Bishop, lyrics by

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" Book 5, Op.62 by

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*Summer: Minuet from " L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2 by

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*Autumn (Fall): " Autumn Leaves" by

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*Winter: "Takibi" composed by Shigeru Watanabe, lyrics by Seika Tatsumi *Last train for Esaka: "

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Osaka Monorail Main Line

Layout

*There is an elevated

serving two lines.

Surroundings

*Hankyu Oasis *Senchu Pal *Senri Selcy * Senri Hankyu *Senri Daimaru Plaza *

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LABI Senri *Yomiuri Bunka Center *Senri Hankyu Hotel *Bus stops for Hankyu Bus Co., Ltd.

Stations next to Senri-Chūō

References

External links

(Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line) (Osaka Monorail Main Line) Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1970 {{Osaka-railstation-stub