is a major
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
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, ...
(JR West)
and
Nankai Electric Railway
is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...
.
is a stop on the
Hankai Tramway
is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It was originally a subsidiary of Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. although it still uses the Nankai symbol as its logo.
History
Hankai Tramway Co., L ...
Hankai Line.
This station is located near on the
Midosuji and
Sakaisuji lines of the
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. ...
, but no physical connection exists between the two stations.
Lines
;Shin-Imamiya Station
:*
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, ...
(JR West)
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Osaka Loop Line
The is a railway Circle route, loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka.
Part of a second, outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten Station, Hanaten to Kyuhoji Station, Kyuh ...
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Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both compan ...
(
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line in Japan. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station (Kyoto), Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Stat ...
)
:*
Nankai Electric Railway
is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...
(NK03)
:**
Nankai Main Line
The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Nankai Kōya Line, Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama, Wa ...
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Koya Line
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the s ...
;Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station
:*
Hankai Tramway
is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It was originally a subsidiary of Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. although it still uses the Nankai symbol as its logo.
History
Hankai Tramway Co., L ...
Hankai Line (HN52)
;
Dobutsuen-mae Station
:*
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. ...
:**
Midosuji Line (M22)
:**
Sakaisuji Line
The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan), MLIT publications, it is written as .
The Sakaisuji Line is uniq ...
(K19)
JR West Shin-Imamiya Station
Layout
* Two island platforms serving four tracks.
*The Osaka Loop Line clockwise trains depart from the following tracks.
**Local trains from Tsuruhashi: all from Track 4
**Through trains from the Yamatoji Line: mainly from Track 4
**Through trains from the Hanwa Line: mainly from Track 3 (Direct rapid services from Track 4)
Adjacent stations
History
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shin-Imamiya being assigned station number JR-Q19 for the Yamatoji Line and JR-O19 for the Osaka Loop Line.
Nankai Railway Shin-Imamiya Station
Layout
One island platform and two side platforms serving four tracks.
Adjacent stations
Hankai Tramway Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station
Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station was called until the renaming on December 1, 2014.
Layout
The station has two side platforms serving a track each.
Adjacent stations
Surrounding area
*
Shinsekai
is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York (specifically, Coney Island) as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. At this locatio ...
**
Tsutenkaku
**Jan Jan Yokocho
**SpaWorld
*Imamiya-ebisu
*
Tennoji Park,
Tennoji Zoo
*
Kamagasaki
**
Tobita Shinchi
, also known as , is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. It is located in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. Tobita Shinchi dates from the Taishō period. To circumvent the anti-pros ...
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West station information
{{Hankai Line, Minami-Kasumicho
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1966
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Railway stations in Osaka
Osaka Loop Line