is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line of Nankai Electric Railway stop at Tengachaya.
This station is situated relatively close to on the Yotsubashi Line, but there are no transfer passageways between the two stations.
History Tengachaya Station opened on December 29, 1885, as one of the original stations on the Hankai Railway (the predecessor of Nankai Electric Railway). On October 26, 1900, the Nankai Tennoji Branch Line was opened connecting Tengachaya to Tennōji Station.
On March 4, 1993, the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line was extended from Dōbutsuen-mae Station to Tengachaya, making Tengachaya the southern terminus of the Sakaisuji Line and establishing a major transfer hub between the subway system and Nankai lines. To accommodate the subway extension and eliminate ground-level railway crossings, Nankai tracks were elevated in phases between April 1993 and November 1996.
Following track elevation, all express and limited express trains on the Nankai Main Line and Kōya Line—including the Rapi:t airport express—were made to stop at Tengachaya, transforming it into a major regional transfer station.
Lines Nankai Electric Railway (NK05) Nankai Main Line Kōya Line Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (K20)
Layout Nankai Railway
The station is elevated and has been the interchange station between the Nankai Line and the Koya Line since March 24, 2001. It has an island platform serving 2 tracks and is between two side platforms serving a track each. The island platform allows for cross-platform interchange from the Koya Line Namba-bound trains to the Nankai Line Wakayamashi-bound and Kansai Airport-bound trains (and vice versa).
Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
The station on the Sakaisuji Line is located under the station on Nankai Railway, and was constructed together with the elevation of the Nankai Railway lines. An island platform serving 2 tracks and a side platform serving a track are located on the first basement. The side platform is used as the arrival platform.
Adjacent stations
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External links Tengachaya Station from Nankai Electric Railway website Tengachaya Station from Osaka Metro website Tengachaya Station from Osaka Metro website
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