Yamada Station (Osaka)

Summary

Yamada Station (山田駅, Yamada-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Senri Line and Osaka Monorail located in Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Yamada Station

山田駅
East side of Hankyu Yamada Station, August 2007
General information
LocationSuita, Osaka
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station codeHK94, 16
History
OpenedNovember 23, 1973

Lines edit

Layout edit

The Hankyu and Osaka Monorail stations are 200 meters away.[1]

Hankyu Senri Line edit

There are two side platforms and two tracks on the ground level. Each platform has its own ticket gate.[2]

west side  Senri Line (northbound) to Kita-Senri
east side  Senri Line (southbound) for Umeda, Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome, Tengachaya, Kyoto, Kobe and Takarazuka

Osaka Monorail Main Line edit

There are an island platform and two tracks elevated on the third floor. The ticket gate is on the second floor.[3]

1  Osaka Monorail Main Line for Bampaku-Kinen-Koen (Expo '70 Commemoration Park), Kadomashi and Saito-nishi
2  Osaka Monorail Main Line for Senri-Chuo and Osaka Airport

History edit

Yamada Station on the Hankyu Senri Line opened on November 23, 1973 between the existing Minami-Senri Station and Kita-Senri Station. Approximately 300 meters north of the Hankyu station was temporary Expo West Gate Station which served Expo '70 in 1970.[1]

The Osaka Monorail station opened on 1 June 1990, coinciding with the opening of the first phase of the Osaka Monorail Line from Senri-Chūō Station to Minami-Ibaraki station.[4]

Stations next to Yamada edit

« Service »
Hankyu Senri Line
Minami-Senri   Local   Kita-Senri
Osaka Monorail Main Line (16)
Senri-Chūō (15) - Bampaku-kinen-kōen (17)

External links edit

  • (in Japanese) Yamada Station from Hankyu Railway website
  • (in Japanese) Yamada Station from Osaka-Monorail website

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 124. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  2. ^ "山田駅 千里線|時刻表 構内図 おでかけ情報|阪急電鉄". Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "山田駅|大阪モノレール". Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "大阪モノレールのあゆみ" [History of Osaka Monorail]. osaka-monorail.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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