is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 of the Osaka Municipal Subway

Osaka Municipal Subway

is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...

 located in Shinsaibashi

Shinsaibashi

Shinsaibashi is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. It centers around Shinsaibashi-suji, a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shinsaibashi, and west of Mido-suji street, is...

, Chūō-ku

Chuo-ku, Osaka

, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.-Diplomatic missions:...

, Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Lines

• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Midosuji Line (Station number: M19)
  • Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Station number: N15)
  • Yotsubashi Line (Yotsubashi Station
    Yotsubashi Station
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-History:*October 1, 1965 - The station opened, because the section of the Yotsubashi Line from Daikokucho to Nishi-Umeda was opened.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway...
    
    , 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 Midosuji 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.

Layout

This station has an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fanced with platform gates

Platform screen doors

Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...

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Midosuji Line (M19)
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)

Surroundings

• Daimaru
  Daimaru
  is a Japanese department stores chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing...
  
  
  • North Building
  • Head Building
  • South Building
• Tokyu Hands
  Tokyu Hands
  Note: Tokyu Department Store is a different department store run by the same company Tokyu Group.Tokyu Hands Inc., known as , is a Japanese department store. Tokyu Hands is part of the Tokyu Group, its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976...
  
  
• Amerikamura
  Amerikamura
  Amerikamura is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura." It is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Minami district of Osaka, Japan....
  
  
• Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Arcade
• Crysta Nagahori
• OPA
• Camera Naniwa
• Hotel Nikko Osaka
  JAL Hotels
  JAL Hotels is a Japanese-owned global hotel management firm, majority owned by Okura Hotels since 2010. JAL Hotels' mission is to deliver the highest standards of service through a unique blend of renowned Japanese hospitality and local custom. The hotel firm's managed properties are marketed...
  
  

Stations next to Shinsaibashi

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