Yamada Station (Osaka)
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Yamada Station 山田駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Suita, Osaka Japan | ||||||||||
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| Station code | HK94, 16 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 23, 1973 | ||||||||||
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Yamada Station (山田駅, Yamada-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Senri Line and Osaka Monorail located in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
- Hankyu Senri Line (Station Number: HK94)
- Osaka Monorail Main Line (Station Number: 16)
Layout
The Hankyu and Osaka Monorail stations are 200 meters away.[1]
Hankyu Senri Line
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
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
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]
