Shinsaibashi Station

Shinsaibashi Station 心斎橋駅
Osaka Metro station
Midōsuji Line platform
General information
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Midōsuji Line Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	Yotsubashi Line (Yotsubashi  Y 14 )
Other information
Station code	M 19   N 15
History
Opened	20 May 1933 (Midosuji Line) 11 December 1996 (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Hommachi  M 18  towards Esaka Midōsuji Line Namba  M 20  towards Nakamozu Nishiōhashi  N 14  towards Taishō Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Nagahoribashi  N 16  towards Kadoma-minami
Location
Shinsaibashi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Shinsaibashi Station Shinsaibashi Station (Japan)

Shinsaibashi Station (心斎橋駅, Shinsaibashi-eki) is a metro station on the Osaka Metro located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Lines

• Osaka Metro
  • Midōsuji Line (Station number: M19)
  • Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Station number: N15)
  • Yotsubashi Line (Yotsubashi, Station number: Y14)

For the purpose of fare calculation, Shinsaibashi Station is treated as the same station as Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line.

History

• May 20, 1933 - The Midōsuji Line from transient Umeda Station to Shinsaibashi Station opened.
• December 11, 1996 - The Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Kyobashi to Shinsaibashi was opened, and the line was renamed the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.
• August 29, 1997 - The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line from Shinsaibashi to Taisho and from Tsurumi-ryokuchi and Kadoma-minami were opened.

It was announced in 2014 that the Midōsuji Line will get platform screen doors installed at the station.

Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fenced with platform gates.

Midōsuji Line (M19)

1	■ Midōsuji Line	for Namba, Tennōji and Nakamozu
2	■ Midōsuji Line	for Umeda, Shin-Ōsaka and Minoh-kayano

Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)

1	■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	for Morinomiya, Kyobashi and Kadomaminami
2	■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	for Taisho

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  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line platform
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  Station sign (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)

Surroundings

• Daimaru
  • North Building
  • Head Building
  • South Building
• Tokyu Hands
• PARCO Shinsaibashi
• Amerikamura
• Orange Street
• Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Arcade
• Crysta Nagahori
• OPA
• Camera Naniwa
• Hotel Nikko Osaka