Osaka Loop Line
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| Ōsaka Loop Line | |
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 JNR201 |
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| Locale | Osaka City, Japan |
| Dates of operation | 1898 – present |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in (Narrow gauge) |
| Headquarters | N/A |
The Ōsaka Loop Line (大阪環状線 Ōsaka kanjō-sen?) is a railway line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It encircles central Osaka.
A second loop line, the Osaka Outer Loop Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji is planned to open in 2008, and a line from Shigino to Shin-Osaka is planned to open in 2012.
This line is well known for its efficient service running two tracks, one counter-clockwise and one clockwise around the heart of metropolitan Osaka. Carriages are a distinctive orange colour with white JR graphics on the front, rear and sides. Most trains consist of 8 carriages and are operated by a driver and conductor. Each carriage can accommodate approximately 150 people in comfort or 250 at rush hour. The train schedule varies but on average, two trains leave Tennoji Station and Osaka Station every seven minutes, in opposite directions.
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[edit] Stations
Listed counterclockwise:
| Station name | Distance | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Total | Ward | City | |||
| Osaka (大阪) | - | 0 km | JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line), JR Tōzai Line (Kitashinchi Station) Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station), ●Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station), ● Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Station) Hankyu: Kōbe Line, Kyoto Line, Takarazuka Line (Umeda Station) Hanshin: Main Line (Umeda Station) |
Kita | Osaka |
| Fukushima (福島) | 1.0 km | 1.0 km | Hanshin: Main Line JR West: JR Tōzai Line (Shin-Fukushima Station) |
Fukushima | |
| Noda (野田) | 1.4 km | 2.4 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sennichimae Line (S12: Tamagawa Station) | ||
| Nishikujō (西九条) | 1.2 km | 3.6 km | JR West: Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) Hanshin: Nishi-Osaka Line |
Konohana | |
| Bentenchō (弁天町) | 1.6 km | 5.2 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Chūō Line (C13) | Minato | |
| Taishō (大正) | 0.8 km | 7.0 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N11) | Taishō | |
| Ashiharabashi (芦原橋) | 1.2 km | 8.2 km | Nankai: Shiomibashi Line (Ashiharachō Station) | Naniwa | |
| Imamiya (今宮) | 0.6 km | 8.8 km | JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) | ||
| Shin-Imamiya (新今宮) | 1.2 km | 10.0 km | JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) Nankai: Kōya Line, Nankai Main Line Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Midōsuji Line (M22: Dōbutsuen-mae Station), ● Sakaisuji Line (K19: Dōbutsuen-mae Station) Hankai: Hankai Line (Minamikasumichō Station) |
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| Tennōji (天王寺) | 1.0 km | 11.0 km | JR West: Hanwa Line, Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) Osaka Municipal Subway: ●Midōsuji Line (M23), ● Tanimachi Line (T27) Kintetsu: Minami-Osaka Line (Osaka Abenobashi Station) Hankai: Uemachi Line (Tennoji-eki-mae Station) |
Tennōji | |
| Teradachō (寺田町) | 1.0 km | 12.0 km | |||
| Momodani (桃谷) | 1.2 km | 13.2 km | |||
| Tsuruhashi (鶴橋) | 0.8 km | 14.0 km | Kintetsu: Nara Line, Osaka Line Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sennichimae Line (S19) |
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| Tamatsukuri (玉造) | 0.9 km | 14.9 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N19) | ||
| Morinomiya (森ノ宮) | 0.9 km | 15.8 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Chūō Line (C19), ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N20) | Chūō | |
| Osakajō-kōen (大阪城公園) | 0.9 km | 16.7 km | Jōtō | ||
| Kyōbashi (京橋) | 0.8 km | 17.5 km | JR West: Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), JR Tōzai Line Keihan: Keihan Main Line Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N22) |
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| Sakuranomiya (桜ノ宮) | 1.8 km | 19.3 km | Miyakojima | ||
| Temma (天満) | 0.8 km | 20.1 km | Osaka Municipal Subway: ● Sakaisuji Line (K12: Ōgimachi Station) | Kita | |
| Osaka (大阪) | 1.6 km | 21.7 km | |||
[edit] Osaka Loop Line Halloween Party
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Since at least 1991, the loop line has gained fame from the resident expatriate Westerners in Osaka as being host to a Halloween party every year. On the last Saturday before October 31, local foreigners and Japanese gather at the Osaka platform, board the loop line in full Halloween dress and throw a party on the train as it circles the city. The group usually leaves around 9pm and generally heads clockwise to Tenma, although some years the party has moved counter-clockwise towards Fukushima. Traditionally there is a 30 minute stop in Tennoji to pick-up stray passengers, use the washrooms, take pictures [1], and buy additional alcoholic refreshments. The party has garnered attention from the local news [2]. and confused Japanese residents. 2004 [3] and 2005 saw the party grow to several hundred costumed participants. On October 28, 2006, JR officials attempted to tightly control the party. The US Consulate in Osaka asked participants to not endanger other passengers. [4] JR posted hundreds of security personnel at the Osaka and Tennoji stations as well as a few officials along the way. Costumers were warned not to bother other passengers and eventually let onto the trains along with several security guards.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] Gallery
 Osaka Loop Line(JNR 103) |
 Osaka Station Midosuji Gate |
 Kyobashi Station West Entrance |
