Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (谷町九丁目駅, Tanimachi Kyūchōme-eki) is a railway station on the two lines of Osaka Metro in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "Tani Kyū (たにきゅう)", the station connects with Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu lines.

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station 谷町九丁目駅
Osaka Metro station
Tanimachi Line platforms
General information
Location	Ikutamamaemachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu Japan
Coordinates	34°40′1.72″N 135°30′57.03″E
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Tanimachi Line Sennichimae Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Tanimachi Line) 1 island platform (Sennichimae Line)
Tracks	4
Connections	Osaka Uehommachi
Other information
Station code	T 25   S 18
History
Opened	17 December 1968; 56 years ago (1968-12-17)
Passengers
74,752 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Tanimachi Rokuchome  T 24  towards Dainichi Tanimachi Line Shitennōji-mae Yūhigaoka  T 26  towards Yaominami Nippombashi  S 17  towards Nodahanshin Sennichimae Line Tsuruhashi  S 19  towards Minami-Tatsumi
Location Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ticket gates

• Osaka Metro
  • Tanimachi Line (T25)
  • Sennichimae Line (S18)
• Kintetsu (Osaka Uehommachi Station)
  • Osaka Line (D03)
  • Namba Line, Nara Line (A03)

Service pattern

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.

Tanimachi Line

• 10 northbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Dainichi
• 10 southbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Yaominami

Sennichimae Line

• 8 westbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Nodahanshin
• 8 eastbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform serving two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Platforms

Tanimachi Line

1	■ Tanimachi Line	for Tennoji, Fuminosato, and Yaominami
2	■ Tanimachi Line	for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima, and Dainichi

Sennichimae Line

1	■ Sennichimae Line	for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi
2	■ Sennichimae Line	for Namba, Awaza, and Nodahanshin

History

The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Surrounding area

• Ikukunitama Shrine
• Kozugu
• International House, Osaka
• Seifu Junior/Senior High School
• Uenomiya Junior/Senior High School
• Meisei Junior/Senior High School
• Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town
• Kintetsu Group Headquarters
• Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi
• Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka

Buses

Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka City Bus)

• Route 73 for Deto Bus Terminal via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Katsuyama Sanchome / for Namba

Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus)

see Osaka Uehommachi Station

External links

• Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
• Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)
• Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in Japanese)
• Official Site - Sennichimae Line (in English)