Momodani Station

Momodani Station 桃谷駅
Location	1-8-27 Dogashiba, Tennoji, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市天王寺区堂ヶ芝一丁目8-27） Japan
Coordinates	34°39′30.78″N 135°31′40.41″E / 34.6585500°N 135.5278917°ECoordinates: 34°39′30.78″N 135°31′40.41″E / 34.6585500°N 135.5278917°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Momoyama (until 1905)

Momodani Station (桃谷駅 Momodani-eki) is a railway station on the Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Station layout

This station has two elevated side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	inner track for Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi
2	■ Osaka Loop Line	outer track for Tennoji and Shin-Imamiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Loop Line
Teradacho		-	Tsuruhashi

History

The station opened on 28 May 1895 as Momoyama Station (桃山駅). It was renamed Momodani Station on 1 March 1905.

Surrounding area

• NTT West Osaka Hospital
• Osaka Police Hospital
• Momodani Shopping Arcade

Schools

• Osaka Prefectural Yuhigaoka High School
• Osaka Prefectural Tennoji Shogyo High School
• Poole Gakuin Junior and Senior High Schools

Bus stops

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Momodani-ekimae)

Route 22: for Suwa Jinja-mae via Tennoji Kuyakusho, Tennoji Kumin Center and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Abenobashi via Teradacho

Route 73: for Namba via Tsuruhashi-ekimae and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Deto Bus Terminal via Kumata

Kintetsu Bus (JR Momodani Station)

Route 66 for Kintetsu Uehommachi Station via Osaka Police Hospital (No operations on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and from December 30 till January 4)

External links

• Official website (Japanese)