Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station (谷町九丁目駅, Tanimachi Kyūchōme-eki) is a railway station on the two lines of Osaka Metro in Ikutamamaemachi, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed "Tani Kyū (たにきゅう)", the station connects with Osaka Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu lines.

Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station

谷町九丁目駅
Station entrance (October 2018)
LocationIkutamamaemachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Japan
Coordinates
Operated byOsaka Metro
Line(s)
ConnectionsKintetsu Railway at Osaka Uehommachi
Other information
Station codeT25, S18
History
Opened1968
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)74,752 daily[1]
Location
Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station
Location within Japan

Lines
Ticket gates

Service pattern

The typical hourly off-peak service from this station is as follows.

Tanimachi Line
  • 10 northbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Dainichi
  • 10 southbound trains (every 6 minutes) to Yaominami

Sennichimae Line
  • 8 westbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Nodahanshin
  • 8 eastbound trains (every 7.5 minutes) to Minami-Tatsumi

Station layout
Tanimachi Line platforms

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the first basement, and an island platform serving two tracks for the Sennichimae Line on the second basement.

Platforms

Tanimachi Line
1 ■ Tanimachi Line for Tennoji, Fuminosato, and Yaominami
2 ■ Tanimachi Line for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima, and Dainichi

Sennichimae Line
1 ■ Sennichimae Line for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi
2 ■ Sennichimae Line for Namba, Awaza, and Nodahanshin

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tanimachi Line (T25)
Tanimachi Rokuchome (T24) - Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka (T26)
Sennichimae Line (S18)
Nippombashi (S17) - Tsuruhashi (S19)

History

The station opened on December 17, 1968 as a stop on Line 2. It became an interchange station on July 25, 1969 when it became the terminus of the section of Line 5 between here and Imazato. Later that year, on December 6, Lines 2 and 5 were named the Tanimachi and Sennichimae Lines respectively. On March 11, 1970, the section of the Sennichimae Line between here and Sakuragawa opened, allowing trains to run to Nodahanshin.

Surrounding area
  • Ikukunitama Shrine
  • Kozugu
  • International House, Osaka
  • Seifu Junior/Senior High School
  • Uenomiya Junior/Senior High School
  • Meisei Junior/Senior High School
  • Uehommachi Hi-Hi Town
  • Kintetsu Group Holdings Headquarters
  • Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi
  • Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka

Buses
Tanimachi Kyuchome (Osaka City Bus)
  • Route 73 for Deto Bus Terminal via Uehommachi Rokuchome and Katsuyama Sanchome / for Namba
Uehommachi Rokuchome (Osaka City Bus)
see Osaka Uehommachi Station
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References
  1. "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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