Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)

Kyobashi
京橋
Location Joto-ku, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市城東区・都島区）
Japan
Operated by
Connections
  • Bus stop

Kyobashi Station (京橋駅 Kyōbashi-eki) is a railway station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku Osaka, Japan.

Lines

Tōzai and Gakkentoshi Lines form a combined service line in practice.

JR West

Kyōbashi
京橋
JR West station

West Entrance
Location 2-31, Shin-Kita Itchome, Joto, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市城東区新喜多1丁目2-31）
Japan
Coordinates 34°41′45.59″N 135°32′4.92″E / 34.6959972°N 135.5347000°E / 34.6959972; 135.5347000
Operated by JR West
Line(s)
History
Opened 1895
Station layout
(JR West)
Legend
 Gakkentoshi Line
and JR Tōzai Line 

↑Shigino

2 1

↓Ōsakajō-kitazume

 Osaka Loop Line 

↑Sakuranomiya

3 4

↓Ōsakajōkōen
Morinomiya Branch Depot→

As of 2010, Kyobashi was the fourth busiest station in the JR West network after Osaka Station, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station.

The station was built in 1895 as part of the Osaka Railway (now Osaka Loop Line) extension from Tennoji to Umeda (now Osaka Station). The Katamachi Line station was opened in 1912.

During the bombing of Osaka 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.

The JR Tozai Line opened in 1997, at which point Kyobashi became a terminal for both the Tozai Line and Katamachi Line.

Layout

Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line - There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks on the ground.
1 ■ JR Tōzai Line for Kitashinchi and Amagasaki
2 ■ Gakkentoshi Line for Shijonawate and Doshisha-mae
Osaka Loop Line - There are two side platforms with two tracks elevated.
3 ■ Osaka Loop Line inner track (counter-clockwise)
for Osaka, Nishikujo, Universal City, Nara, Kansai Airport and Wakayama
4 ■ Osaka Loop Line outer track (clockwise)
for Tsuruhashi and Tennoji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Osaka Loop Line
Osakajōkōen all types Sakuranomiya
Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line)
JR Tōzai Line
Shigino (Gakkentoshi Line)   Local trains   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Hanaten (Gakkentoshi Line)   Regional Rapid Service   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Hanaten (Gakkentoshi Line)   Direct Rapid Service   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Hanaten (Gakkentoshi Line)   Rapid Service   Osakajō-kitazume (JR Tōzai Line)
Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) abandoned route
Shigino - Katamachi

Keihan

Kyobashi
京橋
Keihan station

Entrance
Location 1-38, Higashinodacho Nichome, Miyakojima, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市都島区東野田町2丁目1-38）
Japan
Coordinates 34°41′49.35″N 135°31′55.82″E / 34.6970417°N 135.5321722°E / 34.6970417; 135.5321722
Operated by Keihan Railway
Line(s) Keihan Main Line
Other information
Station code KH04
History
Opened 1910
Previous names Gamo (until 1949)

Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network. The Keihan terminal was originally built in 1910 and relocated twice in 1932 and 1969.

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
Station layout
(Keihan)
Legend

↑Temmabashi
4 3 2 1

↓Noe

Layout

2 island platforms on the 4th level serve 4 tracks.

1, 2 ■ Keihan Line for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo, and Demachiyanagi
3, 4 ■ Keihan Line for Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihan Main Line
Temmabashi   Local   Noe
Temmabashi   Semi-express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Sub-express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Commuter sub-express (on weekday mornings, only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima)   Kayashima
Temmabashi   Express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Midnight express for Kuzuha   Neyagawashi
Temmabashi   Rapid express   Moriguchishi
Temmabashi   Commuter rapid express (on weekday mornings, only running for or Nakanoshima)   Neyagawashi
Temmabashi   Limited express   Hirakatashi
Temmabashi   Rapid Limited Express
(on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the tourist seasons and new year period)		   Chūshojima

Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

Kyōbashi
京橋
Osaka Municipal Subway station
Location 6-18, Higashinodacho Nichome, Miyakojima, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市都島区東野田町2丁目6-18）
Japan
Coordinates 34°41′48.18″N 135°31′47.32″E / 34.6967167°N 135.5298111°E / 34.6967167; 135.5298111
Operated by Osaka Municipal Subway
Line(s) Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Other information
Station code N22
History
Opened 1990
Station layout
(Osaka Municipal Subway)
Legend

↑Osaka Business Park

2 1

↓Gamō-yonchōme

The Osaka Municipal Subway network was extended to Kyobashi in 1990 when the Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line opened between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station to serve Expo '90 visitors.

Layout

An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves 2 tracks.

1 ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line eastbound for Kadomaminami
2 ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line westbound for Morinomiya, Shinsaibashi and Taisho

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N22)
Osaka Business Park (N21) - Gamo Yonchome (N23)

Surroundings

Buses

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.
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