Shinsaibashi Station

Platform (Midōsuji Line)

Station sign (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)

Shinsaibashi Station (心斎橋駅, Shinsaibashi-eki) is a railway station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Lines

• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Midōsuji Line (Station number: M19)
  • Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Station number: N15)
  • Yotsubashi Line (Yotsubashi Station, 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 Midōsuji 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.

It was announced in 2014 that the Midōsuji Line will get platform screen doors installed at the station.

Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks for each line. The one for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is fanced with platform gates.

Midōsuji Line (M19)

1	■ Midōsuji Line	for Namba, Tennōji and Nakamozu
2	■ Midōsuji Line	for Umeda, Shin-Ōsaka and Senri-Chūō

Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)

1	■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	for Morinomiya, Kyobashi and Kadomaminami
2	■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	for Taisho

Surroundings

• Daimaru
  • North Building
  • Head Building
  • South Building
• Tokyu Hands
• Amerikamura
• Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Arcade
• Crysta Nagahori
• OPA
• Camera Naniwa
• Hotel Nikko Osaka

Stations next to Shinsaibashi

«		Service	»
Osaka Municipal Subway
Midōsuji Line (M19)
Hommachi (M18)		-	Namba (M20)
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N15)
Nishiohashi (N14)		-	Nagahoribashi (N16)