JR Namba Station

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JR Namba Station and OCAT
JR Namba Station and OCAT
Underground entrance to JR Namba Station
Underground entrance to JR Namba Station
Ticket gate
Ticket gate

JR Namba Station (JR難波駅 JR-Namba-eki) is a train station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Kintetsu Namba Station. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The name of the station was changed from Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on September 4, 1994 after Kansai International Airport opened.

Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).

[edit] Layout

There are 2 island platforms and four tracks underground.

1, 2 Yamatoji Line for Tennoji, Oji, Nara and Takada (mainly rapid service)
3, 4 Yamatoji Line for Tennoji, Oji, Nara and Takada (mainly local trains)

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Shin-Imamiya   Yamatoji Liner (Terminus)   Terminus
Shin-Imamiya   Rapid Service   Terminus
Imamiya   Local   Terminus

Coordinates: 34°39′59.1″N 135°29′43.2″E / 34.666417, 135.495333

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