Nagai Station (Osaka)

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Nagai
長居
Location Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目)
Japan
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Nagai Station (長居駅, Nagai eki) is a railway station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is served by the Hanwa Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Midōsuji Line of Osaka Municipal Subway; the former uses elevated tracks and the latter uses underground tracks. The subway station is assigned the station number M26. Nagai is located south of Tennoji in Sumiyoshi-ku and maintains Nagai Park and Nagai Stadium, an international standard football stadium home to the J-League team Cerezo Osaka.

Layout

JR West Hanwa Line

Nagai
長居
JR West
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JR station building
Location 3-52, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目3-52)
Japan
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Operated by JR West
Line(s) Hanwa Line
History
Opened 1929
Previous names Rinnanji-mae (until 1944)

This station is administrated by Sakaishi Station. When it was located on the ground level, Nagai Station had two island platforms serving 2 tracks each. The station is currently elevated (northbound in 2004, southbound in 2006) and has two side platforms serving a track each. Ticket gate is located in the north under the platforms and tracks.

1  Hanwa Line for Ōtori, Hineno and Wakayama
2  Hanwa Line for Tennōji

Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line

Nagai
長居
Osaka Municipal Subway
Location 6-5, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目6-5)
Japan
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Operated by Osaka Municipal Subway
Line(s) Midōsuji Line
Other information
Station code M26
History
Opened 1960

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the second basement. Ticket gates are located in the north and the south on the first basement.

1  Midosuji Line for Abiko and Nakamozu
2  Midosuji Line for Tennōji, Namba, Umeda and Senri-Chūō

Surroundings

Nagai Park

Schools

  • Osaka Gakugei Senior High School
  • Osaka Gakugei Secondary School
  • Osaka Municipal Nagai Elementary School
  • Osaka Municipal Abiko Junior High School

Shopping and Finance

  • Supermarket Life Nagai
  • Kansai Super Nagai
  • Nagai Hondori Shotengai
  • The Kinki Osaka Bank Nagai Branch
  • The Senshu-Ikeda Bank Nagai Branch
  • The Juso Shinkin Bank Nagai Branch
  • Japan Post Group
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai Post Office
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai-4 Post Office
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai-higashi Post Office

Buses

Subway Nagai (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
Nagainishi Nichome (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
  • Route 24 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Minami-Nagai
  • Route 40 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Deto Bus Terminal

History

  • 1929-07-18 - Rinnanji-mae Station (臨南寺前駅?) on Hanwa Electric Railway opened.
  • 1940-12-01 - Hanwa Electric Railway became the Yamanote Line of Nankai Railway.
  • 1944-05-01 - Yamanote Line was nationalized and became the Hanwa Line. Rinnanji-mae Station was renamed Nagai Station.
  • 1960-07-01 - Nagai Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line opened.
  • 2004-10-16- Hanwa Line northbound station was elevated.
  • 2006-05-21 - Hanwa Line southbound station was elevated.

Stations next to Nagai

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line
Tsurugaoka   Local   Abikochō
Regional Rapid Service: no stop
B Rapid Service: no stop
Direct Rapid Service: no stop
Rapid Service: no stop
Kansai Airport Rapid Service: no stop
Kishuji Rapid Service: no stop
Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line (M26)
Nishitanabe (M25) - Abiko (M27)

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