Tennōji Station (天王寺駅, Tennōji-eki) is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennōji-ekimae Station (天王寺駅前駅, Tennōji-eki-mae-eki) is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are also connected to Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It forms as one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the south for lines operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
- Tennōji Station
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
- Osaka Loop Line
- Hanwa Line
- Osaka Metro
- Midōsuji Line (M23)
- Tanimachi Line (T27)
- Tennōji-eki-mae Station
- Hankai Uemachi Line
- Connecting station
- Ōsaka Abenobashi Station (F01)
- Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line
JR West Tennōji Station
Layout
- Hanwa Line - 5 bay platforms serving 5 tracks on the ground.
- Osaka Loop Line - 2 island platforms serving 3 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line
- Yamatoji Line - 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line
Train services in off-peak hours
- Yamatoji Line
- eastbound trains
- 4 Yamatoji rapid services from the Osaka Loop Line to Nara (every 15 minutes), of which 2 continue to Kamo (every 30 minutes)
- 4 local trains from JR Namba to Oji (every 15 minutes)
- westbound trains
- 4 local trains to JR Namba (every 15 minutes)
- Osaka Loop Line
- counterclockwise trains
- 12 trains to Osaka via Kyobashi (every 5 minutes)
- clockwise trains
- 4 Yamatoji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
- 4 Airport/Kishuji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
- 4 local trains to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
- Hanwa Line
- southbound trains
- 4 Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport, coupling with Kishuji rapid services until Hineno
- 4 Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama, coupling with Airport rapid services until Hineno
- 4 regional rapid services to Hineno
- 4 local trains to Otori
Adjacent stations
History
Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station number JR-Q20, the Osaka Loop line being assigned station number JR-O01, and the Hanwa Line being assigned station number JR-R20.
Osaka Metro station
Osaka Metro Tennōji Station is an interchange serving the Midōsuji and Tanimachi lines. The platforms are not adjacent to each other, but are connected by a long passageway within the ticket gates.
Layout
- Midosuji Line
- The station has a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks on the second basement. They have automatic platform gates.
- Tanimachi Line
- The station has two side platforms with two tracks on the third basement, under the ticket gates and concourse under the underground city "Avetika".
Train services in off-peak hours
- Midosuji Line (weekdays)
- northbound trains
- 6 or 7 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 8 minutes)
- 6 or 7 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 8 minutes)
- southbound trains
- 6 or 7 trains to Nakamozu (every 8 minutes)
- Midosuji Line (weekends and holidays)
- northbound trains
- 8 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 7.5 minutes)
- 8 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 7.5 minutes)
- southbound trains
- 8 trains to Nakamozu (every 7.5 minutes)
- Tanimachi Line
- northbound trains
- 10 trains to Dainichi (every 6 minutes)
- southbound trains
- 10 trains to Yao-minami (every 6 minutes)
Hankai Tramway Tennoji-ekimae Station
Layout
2 dead-end platforms serving a track are located on Abenosuji Avenue. After widening the avenue and relocated westward on December 3, 2016, the tram stop is connected from JR West Tennoji Station and Kintetsu Railway Osaka Abenobashi Station via Abeno Pedestrian Bridge and from Osaka Metro Tennoji Station via the underground passage. After the relocation, an elevator became in use to enable wheelchairs and baby buggies to access to the Uemachi Line.
Tram services in off-peak hours
10 trams to Abikomichi via Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, of which 5 continues to Hamadera-ekimae (every 6 minutes)
Adjacent stations
Surrounding area
Since so many train lines meet in one location, Tennōji has become a large transfer station. As a result, the area around the station has become quite built up with may buildings as high as 10 or 12 stories high.
- Tennōji Park
- Tennōji Zoo
- Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
- Tennoji MiO (shopping mall)
- Main Building
- Plaza Annex
- Abeno Harukas
- Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas
- Harukas 300
- Abeno Harukas Art Museum
- Osaka Mariott Miyako Hotel
- Tennōji Miyako Hotel
- Hoop
- and
- Avetika (underground city)
- Abeno Cues Town (shopping mall)
- Shitennō-ji
- Isshin-ji
- Osaka City University Hospital
Buses
- Transit bus
- Osaka City Bus Corporation (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-nishi)
- Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-higashiguchi)
- Expressway bus
- Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi Bus Station)
- West JR Bus Company, JR Bus Kanto Co., Ltd., Osaka Bus Co., Ltd. (Tennoji Station, the east side of Tennoji Park)
- Airport limousine
- Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd. (the north side of Apollo Building)
- Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd. (the north side of Osaka Abenobashi Station)
For details, see Osaka Abenobashi Station#Bus stops
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
External links
- Official Site - Midōsuji Line (in Japanese)
- Official Site - Midōsuji Line (in English)
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
- Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)
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