Ōsaka Namba Station

Ōsaka Namba Station (大阪難波駅) is a major railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station.

Lines
Ōsaka Namba Station is served by the following two lines.
 * Kintetsu Namba Line
 * Hanshin Namba Line

Station layout
The station has an island platform and a side platform with three tracks on the third basement level, parallel to Namba Station on the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. There is a returning track in the west of the platforms between the two tracks of the Hanshin Namba Line.

History
The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station (近鉄難波駅) on March 15, 1970, when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened. It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.

Surrounding area

 * Kintetsu Namba Building
 * Midosuji Grand Building
 * Dōtonbori
 * Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
 * Minatomachi River Place (including FM OSAKA)
 * Namba Parks, a shopping center and office complex