Yodoyabashi Station

Yodoyabashi Station 淀屋橋駅
General information
Location	Kitahama Sanchome, Chūō, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市中央区北浜三丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°41′32″N 135°30′04″E
Operated by	Osaka Metro Keihan Electric Railway
Connections	Bus stop

Yodoyabashi Station (淀屋橋駅, Yodoyabashi-eki) is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line in Japan. It is the nearest station to the Osaka City Hall (大阪市役所).

Lines

• Osaka Metro
  • Midōsuji Line (M17)
• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line

Layout

Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Yodoyabashi 淀屋橋
Osaka Metro station
Subway platform
General information
Other names	Osaka City Hall (市役所前)
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Midōsuji Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M 17
History
Opened	20 May 1933; 91 years ago (1933-05-20)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Umeda  M 16  towards Esaka Midōsuji Line Hommachi  M 18  towards Nakamozu
Track layout ↑ Umeda 1 2 ↓ Hommachi

The subway station is an island platform with two tracks on the 2nd basement. Ticket gates are located in the north, the center-north, the center-south and the south on the 1st basement. The Keihan Main Line is close to the north gates.

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1F	Mezzanine	Ticket gates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent, restrooms Passageways to Keihan Main Line platforms
B2F Platform level	Platform 1	Midōsuji Line towards Nakamozu (Hommachi) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	← Midōsuji Line towards Esaka (Umeda) (Through service to Minoh-kayano on the Kitakyu Namboku Line)

Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line

Yodoyabashi 淀屋橋
Keihan Electric Railway
General information
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	Keihan Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KH01
History
Opened	1963
Track layout ↑ Kitahama 1 2 3 4

Keihan station has an island platform serving four tracks on the 2nd basement. Ticket gates are located on the 1st basement, and named in order from the east to west, East Gates 2, East Gates 1, Central Gates, West Gates and West Exit Gates 0. The Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line is close to the West Gates and the West Exit Gates 0.

The following ticket gates are open during the following hours.^[1][2]

• East Gates 1 - only on weekday rush-hours (7:30–9:50, 17:10–21:15)
• East Gates 2 - only on weekday mornings (7:30–9:50)
• West Exit Gates 0 - (7–21 on weekdays and Saturdays, 8–19 on Sundays, Japanese national holidays, obon period and year-change period)

In addition, West Gates are used only for exit till 9 on weekdays.

1	■ Keihan Line	for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi (8 car-length) not in use in off-peak hours every day used for local trains and semi-express trains on weekday rush hours used only for deadhead trains on Saturdays and holidays
2	■ Keihan Line	for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi (7 car-length) not in use in off-peak hours every day used for local trains and semi-express trains in the rush hours
3	■ Keihan Line	for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi (8 car-length) mainly used for sub express trains and express trains
4	■ Keihan Line	for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi (8 car-length) mainly used for limited express trains used for the midnight express train for Kuzuha (departing at 0:20)

Establishments around the station

City hall behind Yodoyabashi Bridge

• Osaka City Hall
• Nakanoshima Park
• Ōebashi Station (Keihan Railway Nakanoshima Line)
• the headquarters of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
• the headquarters of Nippon Life Insurance Company
• the headquarters of Mizuno Corporation
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Osaka building
• the headquarters of Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
• Bank of Japan Osaka branch
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Osaka branch
• the headquarters of Resona Holdings
• Mizuho Bank Osaka branch
• The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
• Osaka Suijō Bus Yodoyabashi Pier

Adjacent stations

Preceding station	Osaka Metro			Following station
Umeda  M 16  towards Esaka		Midōsuji Line		Hommachi  M 18  towards Nakamozu

«		Service	»
Keihan Railway (KH01)
Keihan Main Line
Terminus		All types	Kitahama (KH02)

References

1. Yodoyabashi Station map (in English) - Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd., as of May 06, 2018
2. 淀屋橋駅構内図 (in Japanese) - Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd., as of March 25, 2013