Taishō Station (Osaka)

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Railway and metro station in Osaka, Japan

Taisho Station

大正駅

Entrance to the JR West portion of the station

General information
Operated by|  JR West
Osaka Metro
Line(s)|

* Osaka Loop Line
* Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

Platforms| 2 side platforms (JR West)
1 island platform (Osaka Metro)
Tracks| 4
Connections|  Bus stop
Other information
Station code|

* JR-O16 (Osaka Loop Line)
* N 11 (Nagahori Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line)

History
Opened|

* 25 April 1961 (JR West)
* 29 August 1997 (Osaka Metro)

Services
| Preceding station  |  Osaka Metro | Following station

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Terminus |  | Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line |  | Dome-mae Chiyozaki

N 12

towards Kadoma-minami

Location

Taisho Station

Location within Osaka Prefecture

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Taisho Station

Taisho Station (Japan)

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Taisho Station (大正駅, Taishō-eki) is a combined railway station and metro station located in Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is served by the Osaka Loop Line and the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.

## Lines

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* JR West Osaka Loop Line (34°39′55.87″N 135°28′47.91″E﻿ / ﻿34.6655194°N 135.4799750°E﻿ / 34.6655194; 135.4799750﻿ (Taisho Station (JR West)))
* Osaka Metro
* Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N11) (34°39′58.03″N 135°28′44.59″E﻿ / ﻿34.6661194°N 135.4790528°E﻿ / 34.6661194; 135.4790528﻿ (Taisho Station (Osaka Municipal Subway)))

## Layout

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JR West platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the left

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Platform 2 | → O Osaka Loop Line clockwise (Bentenchō) →
Platform 1 | ←  O Osaka Loop Line counterclockwise (Ashiharabashi)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
2F | JR West station mezzanine  | JR West faregates, ticket machines, station agent
1F | Street level  | Exit/Entrance; transfer between JR West and Osaka Metro stations
B1F | Osaka Metro mezzanine  | Osaka Metro faregates, ticket machines, station agent
B2F
Metro platforms | Platform 1 | → Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line toward Kadoma-minami (Dome-mae Chiyozaki) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 | ←  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line termination platforn

JR West Osaka Loop Line

JR West station has two side platforms serving two tracks elevated, administrated by Shin-Imamiya Station. IC ride cards ICOCA, PiTaPa and other 8 brands are accepted.

1 | ■ Osaka Loop Line  | counterclockwise-bound for Shin-Imamiya, Tennōji, Nara, Kansai Airport and Wakayama

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2 | ■ Osaka Loop Line  | clockwise-bound for Nishikujō and Ōsaka

Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

Subway station has an island platform fenced with platform gates between two tracks under the ground level. IC ride cards PiTaPa, ICOCA and other 8 brands and Surutto KANSAI ride cards are accepted.

1 | ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line  | for Shinsaibashi, Kyōbashi and Kadoma-minami (for embarking passengers)

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2 | ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line  | only for disembarking passengers

Trains arrive at Platform 2 and disembark passengers, and return at the sidetracks in the south of the station, then enter Platform 1 as ones for Kadoma-minami.

## Train services in off-peak hours

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JR West Osaka Loop Line
12 clockwise-bound trains go to Osaka, of which:

4 are local trains and stop at every station.
8 are rapid services and stop at Bentencho, Nishikujo and every station from Fukushima.
12 counterclockwise-bound trains go to Tennoji, of which:

4 are local trains to Tsuruhashi.
4 are Yamatoji rapid services to Nara via the Yamatoji Line, 2 of which continue to Kamo.
4 are Kansai Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport and Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama via the Hanwa Line.

Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

8 or 9 trains go to Kadoma-minami (every 7 minutes).

## Surrounding area

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* Osaka Dome (a 7-minute walk from JR West station)
* Taisho Post Office
* Taisho Bridge
* Iwasaki Bridge
* Onami Bridge

## Bus routes (Taishobashi)

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Buses are operated by Osaka City Bus. See the external link for details of Taishobashi Bus Stop.

* Route 51 for Tempozan via Bentencho-ekimae and Daisan Tottei-mae / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 60 for Tempozan via Sakaigawa and Subway Asashiobashi / for Namba (Takashimaya)
* Route 70 for Nishi-Funamachi via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 70 Express for Nishi-Funamachi via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 71 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Namba
* Route 76 for Subway Suminoekoen / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 87 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Shin-Chitose / for Namba
* Route 90 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Nodahanshin-mae
* Route 91 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 91 Express for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Taisho Kuyakusho-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 94 for Tsurumachi Yonchome via Chishima Koen-mae and Daiumbashi-dori / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Route 98 for Taisho Kuyakusho-mae via Shin-Chitose / for Dome-mae Chiyozaki

## History

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Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities in March 2018 with Taisho being assigned station number JR-O16.[1][2]

## Adjacent stations

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« | Service  | »

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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Osaka Loop Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
Bentenchō |  | Local  |  | Ashiharabashi
Bentenchō  |  | Regional Rapid Service  |  | Ashiharabashi
Bentenchō  |  | Direct Rapid Service (Clockwise trains only)  |  | Ashiharabashi
Bentenchō  |  | Yamatoji Rapid Service  |  | Shin-Imamiya
Bentenchō  |  | Rapid Service  |  | Shin-Imamiya
Bentenchō  |  | Kansai Airport Rapid Service  |  | Shin-Imamiya
Bentenchō  |  | Kishuji Rapid Service  |  | Shin-Imamiya

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## References

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1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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Stations on the Osaka Loop Line

* (Outer track for Kyōbashi<<) Ōsaka
* Fukushima
* Noda
* Nishikujō (>>JR Yumesaki Line)
* Bentenchō
* Taishō
* Ashiharabashi
* Imamiya
* Shin-Imamiya
* Tennōji (>>Yamatoji Line, Hanwa Line)
* Teradachō
* Momodani
* Tsuruhashi
* Tamatsukuri
* Morinomiya
* Ōsakajōkōen
* Kyōbashi
* Sakuranomiya
* Temma
* Ōsaka (>>Inner track for Nishikujō)

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Stations on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

* Taishō
* Dome-mae Chiyozaki
* Nishi-Nagahori
* Nishiōhashi
* Shinsaibashi
* Nagahoribashi
* Matsuyamachi
* Tanimachi Rokuchōme
* Tamatsukuri
* Morinomiya
* Osaka Business Park
* Kyōbashi
* Gamō-yonchōme
* Imafuku-Tsurumi
* Yokozutsumi
* Tsurumi-ryokuchi
* Kadoma-minami

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