JR Namba Station

JR Namba Station (JR難波駅) is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station (Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station (Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).

Layout
The station has two underground island platforms serving four tracks.

History
The station opened as Minatomachi Station (湊町駅) on March 1, 1899. It was renamed JR Namba on September 4, 1994, in collaboration with the opening of Kansai International Airport. New underground facilities opened on March 22, 1996, and replaced the former above-ground station.

Future plans
The tracks from the Kansai Main Line are expected to be extended north from this station by 2031 with the completion of the Naniwasuji Line. The new line is to be routed through central Osaka and will terminate at new underground platforms at Osaka Station.

Surrounding area

 * Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
 * Minatomachi River Place
 * FM Osaka
 * Sankei Shimbun Osaka Head Office

Bus stops

 * Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
 * JR Namba ekimae (Osaka City Bus)