is a railway station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan, jointly operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West), the

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operator

Keihan Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

, and the

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Lines

;JR West: The Tōzai and Gakkentoshi Lines form a combined service line in practice. ;Keihan Railway (KH04): * Number prefix Keihan lines

Keihan Main Line ;Osaka Metro: * (N22)

JR West

, Kyobashi was the fourth-busiest station in the

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and i ...

network after

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, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station.

Layout

Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line

There are an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

and a side platform with two tracks at ground level.

Osaka Loop Line

There are two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platfo ...

s with two elevated tracks.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 17 October 1895. During the

bombing of Osaka The bombing of Osaka during World War II first took place from the middle of the night on March 13, 1945, to the early morning of the next day. There were also bomb raids on June 1, 6, 7, 15, 26, July 10, 24, and August 14, the last day of the wa ...

on August 14, 1945, a one-ton bomb directly struck the Katamachi Line platform and killed 700 to 800 evacuees. Kyobashi was one of the last sites to be bombed in Japan during World War II, followed only by the bombing of Akita, later the same day. A memorial was erected on the site in 1947, and anniversary services have been held at the station every year since 1955. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The JR Tozai Line opened in 1997, at which point Kyobashi became a terminal for both the Tozai Line and Katamachi Line.

Keihan Railway

Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network. This station is the transfer station between the Keihan Line and the Nakanoshima Line. The connections are follows: :eastbound: trains from Nakanoshima ←→ trains from Yodoyabashi :westbound: trains for Nakanoshima ←→ trains for Yodoyabashi

Layout

Two island platforms on the 4th level serve four tracks.

Adjacent stations

History

The Keihan terminal opened on 15 April 1910, originally named . It was renamed Kyōbashi on 1 October 1949, and was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 15 April 1970.

Osaka Metro

The Osaka Metro Subway station opened on 20 March 1990 when the Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line was extended between Kyobashi and

Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station is a train station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout *There is an island platform fenced with platform gates between two tracks underground. Surroundings *Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park **Sakuya ...

Layout

An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves two tracks.

Surrounding area

*Keihan Mall *KiKi Kyobashi *Kyobashi Guranshato Building *COMS Garden *Miyakojima Ward office *Osaka Business Park * National Route 1

Buses

Bus services are operated by Osaka City Bus and Kintetsu Bus.

References

External links

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Lines

JR West

Layout

Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line

Osaka Loop Line

Adjacent stations

History

Keihan Railway

Layout

Adjacent stations

History

Osaka Metro

Layout

Surrounding area

Buses

See also

References

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