Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station

Railway and metro station in Osaka, Japan
  • Osaka Metro
  • Hankyu Corp.
Line(s)
  • Tanimachi Line
  • Sakaisuji Line
  • Senri Line
Platforms2 island platformsTracks4ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation code K 11   T 18  HistoryOpened15 October 1925; 98 years ago (1925-10-15)Rebuilt1969Previous namesTenjimbashi (until 1969)Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Miyakojima
 T 17 
towards Dainichi
 Tanimachi Line Nakazakichō
 T 19 
towards Yaominami
through to Hankyu Senri Sakaisuji Line Ōgimachi
 K 12 
towards Tengachaya
through to Hankyu Kyoto
Location
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
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Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station is located in Japan
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station (Japan)
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Sakaisuji Line/Hankyu Senri Line platform
Tenroku Hankyū Building was the former Tenjinbashi terminal of Hankyu.

Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station (天神橋筋六丁目駅, Tenjimbashisuji Roku-chōme Eki) is located in Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed, "Ten-roku", it is located on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line, the Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Railway Senri Line (also through trains to the Kyoto Line).

Until 1969 there was the terminal station of the Hankyū Senri Line named Tenjinbashi Station (天神橋駅) which opened in 1925. When the Sakaisuji Line subway opened, the station was replaced by the underground Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station. The station building (Ten-Roku Hankyu Building) and platforms remained until 2009, when the building was demolished to make way for high-rise condominiums.

The world's largest covered shopping street, known as the Tenjimbashisuji Shotengai, begins at Ten-roku. It is 2.6 km (1.6 mi) long.

Layout

There is an island platform with two tracks for each line.

Tanimachi Line (T18)
1 ■ Tanimachi Line for Higahi-Umeda, Tennoji, and Yaominami
2 ■ Tanimachi Line for Miyakojima and Dainichi
Sakaisuji Line (K11) and Hankyu Railway Senri Line
1 ■ Sakaisuji Line for Sakaisuji-Hommachi, Nippombashi, Dobutsuen-mae, and Tengachaya
2 ■ Hankyu Railway Senri Line for Awaji, Kita-Senri, Takatsuki-shi, and Kyoto (Kawaramachi)

Gas explosion incident

On April 8, 1970, a gas explosion occurred during the construction of the Tanimachi Line at this station, killing 79 people and injuring 420.[1][2] The gas leaked out from a detached joint and filled the tunnel and exploded, creating a fire pillar of over 10 meters and destroying 495 houses and buildings.[3]

Stations next to Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome

« Service »
Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line  K11 
Hankyu Railway Senri Line  K11 
Kunijima (Senri Line, HK-87)   Local   Ogimachi (Sakaisuji Line,  K12 )
Awaji (Senri Line, HK-63)   Semi-Express   Ogimachi (Sakaisuji Line,  K12 )
Awaji (Senri Line, HK-63)   Limited Express "Hozu"   Nippombashi (Sakaisuji Line,  K17 )

References

  1. ^ 市会のあゆみ. Osaka City Council Website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Pulvers, Roger (November 4, 2012). "Beware the parallels between boom-time Japan and present-day China". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Gas Explosion at a Subway Construction Site". Failure Knowledge Center. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

External links

  • The Tenjimbashisuji Shotengai
  • Photos
  • (in Japanese) Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station from Hankyu Railway website
  • (in Japanese) Tenjimashisuji Rokuchōme Station - Sakiasuji Line from Osaka Metro website
  • (in English) Tenjimashisuji Rokuchōme Station - Sakiasuji Line from Osaka Metro website
  • (in Japanese) Tenjimashisuji Rokuchōme Station - Tanimachi Line from Osaka Metro website
  • (in English) Tenjimashisuji Rokuchōme Station - Tanimachi Line from Osaka Metro website
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