Tsuruhashi Station

Tsuruhashi Station (鶴橋駅, Tsuruhashi-eki) is a railway station complex in the Tsuruhashi district of Ikuno-ku and Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is served by the JR West Osaka Loop Line, the Kintetsu Nara Line, and the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line.

Tsuruhashi Station 鶴橋駅
General information
Location	Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway JR West Osaka Metro
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Kintetsu Railway

Tsuruhashi Station 鶴橋駅
Kintetsu Railway station
Platform (June 2014)
General information
Location	1-20, Tsuruhashi Nichome, Ikuno Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°39′55.25″N 135°31′52.67″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	A Kintetsu-Nara Line D Osaka Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A04   D04
History
Opened	30 April 1914; 111 years ago (1914-04-30)
Passengers
FY2021	124,506 daily
Track layout Legend 4 3 2 1 ↑Osaka Uehommachi O Osaka Loop Line ↓Imazato
Location

The smallest FamilyMart in Japan (The shop is located on the platform for Nara-bound and Ise-bound trains.)

This station has a stationmaster and administrates itself and Imazato Station.^{[citation needed]}

Layout

The station on the Kintetsu lines has two island platforms serving four tracks on the second level. The platforms enable passengers to change trains between the Nara Line and the Osaka Line (cross-platform interchange).

1	■ Limited express trains from Ōsaka Namba	for Nagoya / for Ise-Shima / for Nara
	■ Nara Line	Eastbound trains for Higashi-Hanazono, Yamato-Saidaiji, and Nara
2	■ Limited express trains from Osaka Uehommachi	for Ise-Shima
	■ Osaka Line	Eastbound trains for Kawachi-Kokubu, Yamato-Yagi and Nabari / for Ise-Shima
3	■ Nara Line	Westbound trains for Ōsaka Namba, (Hanshin Namba Line) Amagasaki, and Kobe Sannomiya
4	■ Osaka Line	Westbound trains terminating at Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Line (D04)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Local		Imazato (D05)
Ōsaka Uehommachi		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Fuse (D06)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Express		Fuse (D06)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Rapid Express		Goidō (D23)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Limited Express (Nagoya - Ōsaka)		Yamato-Yagi (D39) Tsu (E39)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Limited Express (Ōsaka - Ise-Shima)		Fuse (D06) (Ōsaka Uehommachi - Ujiyamada, Toba） Yamato-Takada (D25) (Ōsaka Namba, Ōsaka Uehommachi - Kashikojima / Ōsaka Namba - Nabari, Matsusaka, Toba) Yamato-Yagi (D39) (Ōsaka Uehommachi - Ujiyamada, Toba) Iseshi (M73) (Ōsaka Namba - Kashikojima) (Non stop)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (D03)		Limited Express "Shimakaze"		Yamato-Yagi (D39)
Nara Line (A04)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (A03)		Local		Imazato (A05)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (A03)		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Fuse (A06)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (A03)		Express		Fuse (A06)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (A03)		Rapid Express		Ikoma (A17)
Ōsaka Uehommachi (A03)		Limited Express (Ōsaka - Nara)		Ikoma (A17)

History

The Kintetsu platform featured what was once the smallest FamilyMart store in Japan. It closed down in June 2022.^[1]

West Japan Railway Company

Tsuruhashi Station 鶴橋駅
platform
General information
Location	1-1, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennōji Ward, Osaka City Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°39′54.89″N 135°31′47.73″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	O Osaka Loop Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JR-O04
History
Opened	21 September 1932; 92 years ago (1932-09-21)
Passengers
FY2020	67,340 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Momodani towards Tennōji Osaka Loop Line Tamatsukuri towards Shin-Imamiya
Track layout Legend 1 2 ↑Tamatsukuri A Nara Line D Osaka Line Nara Line Osaka Line ↓Momodani
Location

This station has a stationmaster and administrates Teradacho, Momodani, Tamatsukuri and Morinomiya stations.^{[citation needed]}

Layout

The station on the Osaka Loop Line has two side platforms serving two tracks on the third floor, over the western side of the platforms and tracks for the Kintetsu lines.

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	Counterclockwise trains for Kyōbashi, Osaka and Universal City
2	■ Osaka Loop Line	Clockwise trains for Tennōji and Shin-Imamiya

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tsuruhashi being assigned station number JR-O04.^[2][3]

Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line

Tsuruhashi Station 鶴橋駅
Osaka Metro station
Exit 4
General information
Location	1-24, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture （大阪市天王寺区下味原町1-24） Japan
Coordinates	34°39′57.64″N 135°31′47.51″E
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Sennichimae Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	S 19
History
Opened	25 July 1969; 56 years ago (1969-07-25)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Tanimachi Kyūchōme  S 18  towards Nodahanshin Sennichimae Line Imazato  S 20  towards Minami-Tatsumi
Track layout Legend 2 1 ↑Tanimachi Kyūchōme ↓Imazato
Location

Layout

The station on the Sennichimae Line has an island platform serving two tracks on the second basement and fenced with platform gates.

1	■ Sennichimae Line	Eastbound trains for Minami-Tatsumi
2	■ Sennichimae Line	Westbound trains for Namba, Awaza and Nodahanshin

Surrounding area

The surrounding area of Osaka is well known for its bulgogi (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants and other Korean goods. Many stalls selling Korean wedding dresses, bootleg items,^[4] fruits, vegetables, and kimchi are located under the tracks.

The Tsuruhashi and Ikuno-ku districts are well known for the large number of Zainichi Korean living there. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more.

Establishments around the station

• Miyukimori Shopping Street
• Tsuruhashi Market
• Osaka Red Cross Hospital (大阪赤十字病院)

Buses

Tsuruhashi-ekimae (Osaka City Bus)

• Route 18: for Tamatsukuri via Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Kita-Tatsumi Bus Terminal via Miyukidori
• Route 22: for Abenobashi via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Tennoji Kumin Center / for Suwa Jinja-mae via Tamatsukuri
• Route 73: for Namba / for Deto Bus Terminal via Katsuyama Yonchome and Kumata

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan