Tennōji Station

Tennōji 天王寺
Location	Tennōji-ku, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市天王寺区・阿倍野区） Japan
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Hankai Tramway
Connections	Bus terminal

Tennōji Station (天王寺駅 Tennōji-eki) is a railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennōji-ekimae Station (天王寺駅前駅 Tennōji-eki-mae-eki) is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are connecting to Osaka Abenobashi Station on Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line.

Lines

Tennōji Station

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
  • Osaka Loop Line
  • Hanwa Line
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Midōsuji Line (M23)
  • Tanimachi Line (T27)

Tennōji-eki-mae Station

• Hankai Uemachi Line

Connecting station

• Osaka Abenobashi Station (F01)
  • Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line

JR West Tennōji Station

Tennōji 天王寺
JR West
Location	10-45, Hiden-inchō, Tennōji, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市天王寺区悲田院町10-45） Japan
Coordinates	34°38′50.36″N 135°30′50.18″E / 34.6473222°N 135.5139389°E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) Osaka Loop Line Hanwa Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (Yamatoji Line, Osaka Loop Line), 5 bay platforms (Hanwa Line)
Other information
Station code	JR-Q20 (Yamatoji Line) JR-O01 (Osaka Loop Line) JR-R20 (Hanwa Line)
History
Opened	1889

Platforms of Hanwa Line

Concourse of JR Tennōji Station after renovation in 2013

Concourse of JR Tennōji Station before renovation

Layout

• Hanwa Line - 5 bay platforms serving 5 tracks on the ground.

1	■ Hanwa Line Kinokuni Line	only for disembarking passengers in the morning Extra limited express train "Kuroshio 81"
2	■ only for disembarking passengers
3, 4	■ Hanwa Line Kinokuni Line	rapid services, B rapid services, and regional rapid services for Otori, Hineno, Wakayama, Gobo and Kii-Tanabe
	■ Kansai Airport Line	Kansai Airport rapid services starting for Kansai Airport
5, 6	■ only for disembarking passengers
7	■ Hanwa Line	local trains and regional rapid services for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama
8	■ Hanwa Line	local trains for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama
9	■ only for disembarking passengers

• Osaka Loop Line - 2 island platforms serving 3 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line

11, 12	■ Osaka Loop Line	counterclockwise for Tsuruhashi, Kyobashi and Osaka
13	■ only for disembarking passengers
14	■ Osaka Loop Line	clockwise local trains from Tsuruhashi for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City

• Yamatoji Line - 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line

15	■ Hanwa Line	from the Osaka Loop Line counterclockwise track for Otori and Wakayama
	■ Kansai Airport Line	Kansai Airport limited express trains "Haruka" for Kansai Airport Kansai Airport rapid services for Kansai Airport
	■ Kinokuni Line	limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Shirahama and Shingu (except "Kuroshio 81") Rapid services for Yuasa and Gobo
	■ Yamatoji Line	for Oji, Nara, Kamo and Takada (only in the morning)
16	■ Yamatoji Line	for Oji, Nara, Kamo and Takada
17	■ Yamatoji Line	for JR Namba
	■ Osaka Loop Line	clockwise trains from the Yamatoji Line for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City
18	■ Yamatoji Line	part of trains for JR Namba
	■ Osaka Loop Line	clockwise trains from the Yamatoji Line and the Hanwa Line for Bentencho, Nishikujo and Osaka Change trains at Nishikujo for Universal City
	■ JR Kyoto Line	limited express trains for Shin-Osaka and Kyoto a B rapid service for Shin-Osaka

Track layout of Tennōji Station and vicinity^[1][2][3][4]

	Osaka Loop Line to Kyōbashi
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) to JR Namba
Osaka Loop Line to Nishikujō		Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) to Nara
	Hanwa Line to Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Yamatoji Line
Tōbu-shijō-mae		Local		Shin-Imamiya
Kyūhōji		Regional Rapid Service		Shin-Imamiya
Kyūhōji		Rapid Service		Shin-Imamiya
Kyūhōji		Yamatoji Rapid Service		Shin-Imamiya
Osaka Loop Line
Shin-Imamiya		Local		Teradacho
Hanwa Line
Terminus		Local		Bishōen
Terminus		Regional Rapid Service		Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)		Direct Rapid Service		Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)		B Rapid Service		Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)		Rapid Service		Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)		Kansai Airport Rapid Service		Sakaishi
Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line)		Kishuji Rapid Service		Sakaishi

Osaka Municipal Subway Tennōji Station

Tennoji 天王寺
Osaka Municipal Subway
Midōsuji Line platforms
Location	1-48, Abenosuji Itchōme, Abeno-ku (Midosuji Line) 5-52, Chausuyamachō, Tennōji-ku (Tanimachi Line) Osaka, Osaka （大阪市阿倍野区阿倍野筋一丁目1-48（御堂筋線） 大阪市天王寺区茶臼山町5-52（谷町線）） Japan
Coordinates	34°38′47.59″N 135°30′49.54″E / 34.6465528°N 135.5137611°E (Midosuji Line) 34°38′50.87″N 135°30′47.4″E / 34.6474639°N 135.513167°E (Tanimachi Line)
Operated by	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (municipal subway)
Line(s)	Midosuji Line Tanimachi Line
Other information
Station code	M23, T27
History
Opened	1938

Layout

Midosuji Line

• The station has a side platform and an island platform serving 3 tracks on the second basement.

1	■ Midosuji Line	for Abiko and Nakamozu (including trains terminating at Tennōji)
2	■ Midosuji Line	Starting Tennoji for Namba, Umeda, Nakatsu and Shin-Osaka
3	■ Midosuji Line	from Nakamozu, Shinkanaoka and Abiko for Namba, Umeda, Shin-Osaka and Senri-Chūō

Tanimachi Line

• The station has 2 side platforms with 2 tracks on the third basement, under the ticket gates and concourse under the underground city Abechika.

1	■ Tanimachi Line	for Yaominami
2	■ Tanimachi Line	for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima and Dainichi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Municipal Subway
Midosuji Line (M23)
Dōbutsuen-mae (M22)		-	Shōwachō (M24)
Tanimachi Line (T27)
Shitennōji-mae Yūhigaoka (T26)		-	Abeno (T28)

Hankai Tramway Tennoji-ekimae Station

Tennōji-ekimae 天王寺駅前
Hankai Tramway
Before relocation
Location	Abenosuji Itchōme, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市阿倍野区阿倍野筋一丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°38′46.74″N 135°30′46.56″E / 34.6463167°N 135.5129333°E
Operated by	Hankai Tramway
Line(s)	Uemachi Line
Other information
Station code	HN01
History
Opened	1900

Layout

• 2 dead-end platforms serving a track are located on Abenosuji Avenue. After widening the avenue and relocated westward on December 3, 2016, the tram stop is connected from JR West Tennoji Station and Kintetsu Railway Osaka Abenobashi Station via Abeno Pedestrian Bridge and from Osaka Municipal Subway Tennoji Station via the underground passage. After the relocation, an elevator became in use to enable wheelchairs and baby buggies to access to the Uemachi Line.^[5]

■ Uemachi Line

for Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, Abikomichi and Hamadera-ekimae

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hankai Tramway (HN01)
Uemachi Line
Terminus		-	Abeno (HN02)

Surrounding area

Since so many train lines meet in one location, Tennōji has become a large transfer station. As a result, the area around the station has become quite built up with may buildings as high as 10 or 12 stories high.

• Tennōji Park
  • Tennōji Zoo
  • Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
• Tennoji MiO (shopping mall)
  • Main Building
  • Plaza Annex
• Kintetsu Department Store
  • Hoop
  • and
• Tennōji Miyako Hotel
• Abechika (underground city)
• Abeno Cues Town (shopping mall)
• Shitennō-ji
• Isshin-ji

Buses

transit bus

• Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Abenobashi)

expressway bus

• Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi Bus Station)
• West JR Bus Company, JR Bus Kanto Co., Ltd., Osaka Bus Co., Ltd. (Tennoji Station, the east side of Tennoji Park)

airport limousine

• Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd. (the north side of Apollo Building)
• Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd. (the north side of Osaka Abenobashi Station)

For details, see Osaka Abenobashi Station#Bus stops

References

1. "Ōsaka Kanjōsen". Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudō-tosho Kankō-kai (819, June 2009): 42.
2. "Tanrakusen Misuterī". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Kōyūsha (439, November 1997): 36.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (1993). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Daikenkyū: Ōsaka Nanbu, Wakayama hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-7942-0516-2.
4. "JRおでかけネット - 天王寺駅（大阪府） - 構内図" (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
5. "上町線 天王寺駅前～阿倍野間の新線への切替日が、平成28年12月3日（土）に決まりました！" [Tram tracks between Tennoji-ekimae and Abeno will be relocated on December 3, 2016!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.