Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)

Kyobashi Station (京橋駅, Kyōbashi-eki) is a railway station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Keihan Railway, and the Osaka Metro.

Kyobashi Station

京橋駅
LocationOsaka, Osaka
Japan
Operated by
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened1895
Location
Kyobashi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

JR West

The Tōzai and Gakkentoshi Lines form a combined service line in practice.

Keihan Railway (KH04)
Osaka Metro

JR West

Kyōbashi Station

京橋駅
JR West station
West Entrance
Location1-2-31 Shin-Kita, Joto-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°41′45.59″N 135°32′4.92″E
Operated by JR West
Line(s)
History
Opened17 October 1895
Station layout
(JR West)
Gakkentoshi Line
and JR Tōzai Line

Shigino

2
1

Ōsakajō-kitazume

Osaka Loop Line

Sakuranomiya

3
4

Ōsakajōkōen
Morinomiya Branch Depot→

As of 2010, Kyobashi was the fourth-busiest station in the JR West network after Osaka Station, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station.

Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line

There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks at ground level.

1  JR Tōzai Line for Kitashinchi and Amagasaki
2  Gakkentoshi Line for Shijonawate and Doshisha-mae

Osaka Loop Line

There are two side platforms with two elevated tracks.

3  Osaka Loop Line inner track (counter-clockwise)
for Osaka, Nishikujo, Universal City, Nara, Kansai Airport, and Wakayama
4  Osaka Loop Line outer track (clockwise)
for Tsuruhashi and Tennoji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Osaka Loop Line
Osakajōkōen all types Sakuranomiya
Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line)
JR Tōzai Line
Shigino (Gakkentoshi Line)   Local trains   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Hanaten (Gakkentoshi Line)   Regional Rapid Service   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Hanaten (Gakkentoshi Line)   Rapid Service   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)

History

The station opened on 17 October 1895.[1]

During the bombing of Osaka on August 14, 1945, a one-ton bomb directly struck the Katamachi Line platform and killed 700 to 800 evacuees. Kyobashi was one of the last sites to be bombed in Japan during World War II, followed only by the bombing of Akita, later the same day. A memorial was erected on the site in 1947, and anniversary services have been held at the station every year since 1955.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]

The JR Tozai Line opened in 1997, at which point Kyobashi became a terminal for both the Tozai Line and Katamachi Line.

Keihan Railway

Kyobashi Station

京橋駅
Keihan Railway station
The Keihan entrance
Location2-1-38 Higashinodacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka
Japan
Coordinates34°41′49.35″N 135°31′55.82″E
Operated byKeihan Railway
Line(s) Keihan Main Line
Other information
Station codeKH04
History
Opened15 April 1910
Previous namesGamo (until 1949)

Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network.

This station is the transfer station between the Keihan Line and the Nakanoshima Line. The connections are follows:

eastbound: trains from Nakanoshima ←→ trains from Yodoyabashi
westbound: trains for Nakanoshima ←→ trains for Yodoyabashi
Station layout
(Keihan)

Temmabashi

4
3
2
1

Noe

Layout

Two island platforms on the 4th level serve four tracks.

1, 2  Keihan Line for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo, and Demachiyanagi
3, 4  Keihan Line for Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihan Main Line
Temmabashi   Local   Noe
Temmabashi   Semi-express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Sub-express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Commuter sub-express (on weekday mornings, only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima)   Kayashima
Temmabashi   Express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Midnight express for Kuzuha   Neyagawashi
Temmabashi   Rapid express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Commuter rapid express (on weekday mornings, only running for or Nakanoshima)   Neyagawashi
Temmabashi   Limited express   Hirakatashi
Temmabashi   Rapid Limited Express Rakuraku   Shichijō
Temmabashi   Liner   Hirakatashi

History

The Keihan terminal opened on 15 April 1910, originally named Gamō Station (蒲生駅).[2] It was renamed Kyōbashi on 1 October 1949, and was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 15 April 1970.[2]

Osaka Metro

Kyōbashi Station

京橋駅
Osaka Metro station
Location2-6-18 Higashinodacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka
Japan
Coordinates34°41′48.18″N 135°31′47.32″E
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s) Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeN22
History
Opened20 March 1990
Station layout
(Osaka Municipal Subway)

Osaka Business Park

2
1

Gamō-yonchōme

The Osaka Metro Subway station opened on 20 March 1990 when the Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line was extended between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station.[2]

Layout

An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves two tracks.

1  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line eastbound for Kadomaminami
2  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line westbound for Morinomiya, Shinsaibashi, and Taisho

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N22)
Osaka Business Park (N21) - Gamo Yonchome (N23)

Surrounding area

  • Keihan Mall
  • KiKi Kyobashi
  • Kyobashi Guranshato Building
  • COMS Garden
  • Miyakojima Ward office
  • Osaka Business Park
  • National Route 1

Buses

Bus services are operated by Osaka City Bus and Kintetsu Bus.

See also

References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 121. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 276, 284. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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