Namba Station (難波駅, なんば駅, Nanba-eki) is a name shared by two physically separated railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway[1] and the Osaka Metro.
However, the names of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets.
Nankai Terminal Building is located in front of the station.
↑ Shinsaibashi ↓ Daikokuchō ↑ Sakuragawa ↓ Nippombashi ↑ Yotsubashi ↓ Daikokucho The Midōsuji Line station originally opened as an island platform serving two tracks, but overcrowding prompted construction of a side platform serving northbound trains (that platform opened in 1987).
The Nankai Electric Railway station opened on 29 December 1885.