JR Namba Station

For other stations with a similar name, see Namba Station (disambiguation).

JR Namba Station (JR難波駅, Jeiāru-Nanba-eki) is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station (Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

JR Namba Station JR難波駅
Underground platform
General information
Location	1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Q Yamatoji Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	JR-Q17
History
Opened	14 May 1889; 136 years ago (1889-05-14)
Previous names	Minatomachi (until 1994)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Terminus Yamatoji Line Local Imamiya towards Kamo Yamatoji Line Rapid Service Shin-Imamiya towards Kamo
Location JR Namba Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture JR Namba Station JR Namba Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region JR Namba Station JR Namba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).^[1]

Layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1-4

Q Yamatoji Line

for Tennoji, Oji, Nara, Kamo, and Takada

• 
  The ticket barriers
• 
  Station sign, January 2020

History

Minatomachi Station in 1987

The station opened as Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on March 1, 1899. It was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, in collaboration with the opening of Kansai International Airport. New underground facilities opened on March 22, 1996, and replaced the former above-ground station.^[2]

Future plans

See also: Naniwasuji Line

The tracks from the Kansai Main Line are expected to be extended north from this station by 2031 with the completion of the Naniwasuji Line.^[3] The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground platforms at Osaka Station.

Surrounding area

The OCAT building above the station

• Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
• Minatomachi River Place
  • FM Osaka
• Sankei Shimbun Osaka Head Office

Bus stops

• Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
• JR Namba ekimae (Osaka City Bus)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan