Nakanoshima Station (Osaka)

Not to be confused with Nakanoshima on the Sapporo Municipal Subway or Nakanoshima on the Nambu Line.

Nakanoshima Station (中之島駅) is a railway station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008 (the day of the opening of the Nakanoshima Line). The station is the terminal of the Nakanoshima Line.

Nakanoshima Station 中之島駅
Station entrance
General information
Other names	Osaka International Convention Center Station (大阪国際会議場, Ōsaka-Kokusai-Kaigijō-eki)
Location	Nakanoshima Gochōme, Kita, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市北区中之島五丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°41′27.29″N 135°29′12.7″E
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	Nakanoshima Line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	2008
Location

A separate Nakanoshima Station, to be operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Nankai Railway, is to be constructed as part of the Naniwasuji Line project, with opening anticipated around spring 2031.

The station name occasionally accompanies the secondary name Osaka International Convention Center (大阪国際会議場, Ōsaka Kokusai Kaigijō).

Station layout

Station layout
Legend
↑Watanabebashi 3 1 2 1 3 2

The station consists of an underground island platform serving three tracks.

1	■ Nakanoshima Line	for Kyōbashi, Hirakatashi, Chūshojima, Sanjō and Demachiyanagi
2	■ Nakanoshima Line	for Kyōbashi, Hirakatashi, Chūshojima, Sanjō and Demachiyanagi (in the rush hour)
3	■ Nakanoshima Line	extra trains

Surroundings

Nakanoshima Yonchōme, Kita-ku

• The National Museum of Art, Osaka
• Osaka Science Museum

Nakanoshima Gochōme, Kita-ku

• Rihga Royal Hotel
• Osaka International Convention Center
• Sumitomo Hospital

Nakanoshima Rokuchōme, Kita-ku

• Nakanoshima Center Building
• Nakanoshima Plaza
• Nakanoshima Intes

Fukushima Itchōme, Fukushima-ku

• Hotarumachi (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Hall, Dojima River Forum, etc.)
• Nakanoshima Public Prosecutors Office Building (Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office, Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, etc.)

Fukushima Nichōme, Fukushima-ku

• KEPCO Hospital

Fukushima Yonchōme, Fukushima-ku

• Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital
• Shimo-fukushima Park

Fukushima Gohōme, Fukushima-ku

• Laxa Osaka
  • Hotel Hanshin, etc.

Noda Itchōme, Fukushima-ku

• Osaka Central Wholesale Market

Tosabori, Nishi-ku

• Tosabori Daibiru
  • JSOL Osaka Head Office
  • The Japan Research Institute, Limited. Osaka Head Office

Train stations

• Hanshin Railway Main Line Fukushima Station
• JR West JR Tōzai Line Shin-Fukushima Station
• JR West Osaka Loop Line Fukushima Station

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keihan Railway Nakanoshima Line
Terminus		All types	Watanabebashi