Nagai Station (Osaka)
Nagai Station (長居駅, Nagai eki) is a railway station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is served by the Hanwa Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Midōsuji Line of Osaka Metro; the former uses elevated tracks and the latter uses underground tracks. The subway station is assigned the station number M26. Nagai is located south of Tennoji in Sumiyoshi-ku and maintains Nagai Park and Nagai Stadium, an international standard football stadium home to the J-League team Cerezo Osaka.
Nagai 長居 | |
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| Location | Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目） Japan |
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JR West Hanwa Line
Nagai 長居 | |
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 JR station building | |
| Location | 3-52, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目3-52） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′40.01″N 135°30′45.35″E |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) | Hanwa Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Previous names | Rinnanji-mae (until 1944) |
This station is administrated by Sakaishi Station. When it was located on the ground level, Nagai Station had two island platforms serving 2 tracks each. The station is currently elevated (northbound in 2004, southbound in 2006) and has two side platforms serving a track each. Ticket gate is located in the north under the platforms and tracks.
| 1 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Ōtori, Hineno and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |
Osaka Metro Midosuji Line
Nagai 長居 | |
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| Osaka Metro | |
 Subway station exit | |
| Location | 6-5, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目6-5） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′34.35″N 135°30′49.37″E |
| Operated by | Osaka Municipal Subway |
| Line(s) | Midōsuji Line |
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| Station code | M26 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the second basement. Ticket gates are located in the north and the south on the first basement.
| 1 | ■ Midosuji Line | for Abiko and Nakamozu |
| 2 | ■ Midosuji Line | for Tennōji, Namba, Umeda and Senri-Chūō |
Surroundings
Nagai Park
- Nagai Stadium
- Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium)
- Nagai Aid Stadium
- Nagai Pool
- Nagai Youth Hostel
- Nagai Botanical Garden
- Osaka Museum of Natural History
- Rinnan-ji
Schools
- Osaka Gakugei Senior High School
- Osaka Gakugei Secondary School
- Osaka Municipal Nagai Elementary School
- Osaka Municipal Abiko Junior High School
Shopping and Finance
- Supermarket Life Nagai
- Kansai Super Nagai
- Nagai Hondori Shotengai
- The Kinki Osaka Bank Nagai Branch
- The Senshu-Ikeda Bank Nagai Branch
- The Juso Shinkin Bank Nagai Branch
- Japan Post Group
- Sumiyoshi Nagai Post Office
- Sumiyoshi Nagai-4 Post Office
- Sumiyoshi Nagai-higashi Post Office
Buses
- Subway Nagai (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
- Route 4 for Subway Suminoekoen / for Deto Bus Terminal
- Route 24 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Minami-Nagai
- Route 40 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Deto Bus Terminal
- Nagainishi Nichome (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
- Route 24 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Minami-Nagai
- Route 40 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Deto Bus Terminal
History
- 1929-07-18 - Rinnanji-mae Station (臨南寺前駅) on Hanwa Electric Railway opened.
- 1940-12-01 - Hanwa Electric Railway became the Yamanote Line of Nankai Railway.
- 1944-05-01 - Yamanote Line was nationalized and became the Hanwa Line. Rinnanji-mae Station was renamed Nagai Station.
- 1960-07-01 - Nagai Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line opened.
- 2004-10-16- Hanwa Line northbound station was elevated.
- 2006-05-21 - Hanwa Line southbound station was elevated.
Stations next to Nagai
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line | ||||
| Tsurugaoka | Local | Abikochō | ||
| Regional Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| B Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Direct Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kishuji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (M26) | ||||
| Nishitanabe (M25) | - | Abiko (M27) | ||