Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)
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Template:Nihongo is a railway station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Keihan Railway, and the Osaka Metro.
Lines
- JR West
Template:Plainlist The Tōzai and Gakkentoshi Lines form a combined service line in practice.
- Keihan Railway (KH04)
- Osaka Metro
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JR West
Template:As of, Kyobashi was the fourth-busiest station in the JR West network after Osaka Station, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station.Template:Citation needed
Layout
Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line
There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks at ground level.
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Osaka Loop Line
There are two side platforms with two elevated tracks.
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Adjacent stations
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History
The station opened on 17 October 1895.<ref name="teishajo1998">Template:Cite book</ref>
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.Template:Citation needed
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>
The JR Tozai Line opened in 1997, at which point Kyobashi became a terminal for both the Tozai Line and Katamachi Line.Template:Citation needed
Station numbering was introduced on the JR West lines in March 2018 with the Osaka Loop Line being assigned station number JR-O08 and the Tozai Line being assigned station number JR-H41.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Keihan Railway
Template:Infobox station Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network.Template:Citation needed
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. Template:Ja-rail-line Template:Ja-rail-line
Adjacent stations
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History
The Keihan terminal opened on 15 April 1910, originally named Template:Nihongo.<ref name="terada2013">Template:Cite book</ref> It was renamed Kyōbashi on 1 October 1949, and was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 15 April 1970.<ref name="terada2013"/>
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.<ref name="terada2013"/>
Layout
An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves two tracks. Template:Ja-rail-line Template:Ja-rail-line Template:Clear
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.Template:Citation needed