# Tennōji Station

Tennōji Station (天王寺駅, Tennōji-eki) is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro 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 also connected to Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It forms as one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the south for lines operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines
### Tennōji Station

* West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
** Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
** Osaka Loop Line
** Hanwa Line
* Osaka Metro
** Midōsuji Line (M23)
** Tanimachi Line (T27)

### Tennōji-eki-mae Station

* Hankai Uemachi Line

### Connecting station

* Ōsaka Abenobashi Station (F01)
** Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line

## JR West Tennōji Station
### 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 and regional rapid services for Otori, Hineno, Wakayama, Gobo and Kii-Tanabe |
| 3, 4 | ■ 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 |
| 15 | ■ Kansai Airport Line | Kansai Airport limited express trains "Haruka" for Kansai Airport Kansai Airport rapid services for Kansai Airport |
| 15 | ■ Kinokuni Line | limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Shirahama and Shingu (except "Kuroshio 81") Kishuji rapid service for Yuasa and Gobo |
| 15 | ■ 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 |
| 17 | ■ 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 |
| 18 | ■ 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 |
| 18 | ■ JR Kyoto Line | limited express trains for Shin-Osaka and Kyoto |
Track layout of Tennōji Station and vicinity :
| | 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 |

### Train services in off-peak hours
#### Yamatoji Line

    eastbound trains
       4 Yamatoji rapid services from the Osaka Loop Line to Nara (every 15 minutes), of which 2 continue to Kamo (every 30 minutes)
       4 local trains from JR Namba to Oji (every 15 minutes)
    westbound trains
       4 local trains to JR Namba (every 15 minutes)

#### Osaka Loop Line

    counterclockwise trains
       12 trains to Osaka via Kyobashi (every 5 minutes)
    clockwise trains
       4 Yamatoji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
       4 Airport/Kishuji rapid services to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)
       4 local trains to Osaka via Nishikujo (every 15 minutes)

#### Hanwa Line

    southbound trains
       4 Airport rapid services to Kansai Airport, coupling with Kishuji rapid services until Hineno
       4 Kishuji rapid services to Wakayama, coupling with Airport rapid services until Hineno
       4 regional rapid services to Hineno
       4 local trains to Otori

### Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| Yamatoji Line |||||
| Shin-Imamiya | Local | Tōbu-shijō-mae |
| Shin-Imamiya | Regional Rapid | Kyūhōji |
| Shin-Imamiya | Rapid | Kyūhōji |
| Shin-Imamiya | Yamatoji Rapid | Kyūhōji |
| Osaka Loop Line |||||
| Shin-Imamiya | Local | Teradacho |
| Osaka | Limited Express Kuroshio | Hanwa Line |
| Osaka | Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka | Hanwa Line |
| Hanwa Line |||||
| Terminus | Local | Bishōen |
| Terminus | Regional Rapid | Sakaishi |
| Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line) | Direct Rapid (Northbound only) | Sakaishi |
| Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line) | Rapid | Sakaishi |
| Shin-Imamiya (Yamatoji Line) | Kansai Airport Rapid Kishuji Rapid | Sakaishi |
| Osaka Loop Line | Limited Express Kuroshio | Izumi-Fuchu (some trains only) Hineno |
| Osaka Loop Line | Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka | Izumi-Fuchu (some trains only) Kansai Airport |
| Shin-Osaka (JR-A46) | West Express Ginga | Wakayama (JR-R54) |

### History

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station number JR-Q20, the Osaka Loop line being assigned station number JR-O01, and the Hanwa Line being assigned station number JR-R20.

## Osaka Metro station

Osaka Metro Tennōji Station is an interchange serving the Midōsuji and Tanimachi lines. The platforms are not adjacent to each other, but are connected by a long passageway within the ticket gates.

### Layout
#### Midosuji Line

* The station has a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks on the second basement. They have automatic platform gates.
| 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 Minoh-kayano |

#### Tanimachi Line

* The station has two side platforms with two tracks on the third basement, under the ticket gates and concourse under the underground city "Avetika".
| 1 | ■ Tanimachi Line | for Yaominami |
| 2 | ■ Tanimachi Line | for Higashi-Umeda, Miyakojima and Dainichi |

### Train services in off-peak hours
#### Midosuji Line (weekdays)

    northbound trains
       6 or 7 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 8 minutes)
       6 or 7 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 8 minutes)
    southbound trains
       6 or 7 trains to Nakamozu (every 8 minutes)

#### Midosuji Line (weekends and holidays)

    northbound trains
       8 trains from Nakamozu to Minoh-kayano (every 7.5 minutes)
       8 trains starting from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka (every 7.5 minutes)
    southbound trains
       8 trains to Nakamozu (every 7.5 minutes)

#### Tanimachi Line

    northbound trains
       10 trains to Dainichi (every 6 minutes)
    southbound trains
       10 trains to Yao-minami (every 6 minutes)

## Hankai Tramway Tennoji-ekimae Station
### 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 Metro 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.
| ■ Uemachi Line | for Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, Abikomichi and Hamadera-ekimae |

### Tram services in off-peak hours

10 trams to Abikomichi via Sumiyoshi-Toriimae, of which 5 continues to Hamadera-ekimae (every 6 minutes)

### Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| Hankai Tramway (HN01) |||||
| Uemachi Line |||||
| Terminus | Terminus | - | Abeno (HN02) | 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
* Abeno Harukas
** Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas
** Harukas 300
** Abeno Harukas Art Museum
** Osaka Mariott Miyako Hotel
* Tennōji Miyako Hotel
* Hoop
* and
* Avetika (underground city)
* Abeno Cues Town (shopping mall)
* Shitennō-ji
* Isshin-ji
* Osaka City University Hospital

### Buses
#### Transit bus

    Osaka City Bus Corporation (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-nishi)
    Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Abenobashi, Abenobashi-higashiguchi)

#### 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