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Dainichi Station

Coordinates: 34°44′57.86″N 135°34′41.79″E / 34.7494056°N 135.5782750°E / 34.7494056; 135.5782750
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Dainichi Station

大日駅
Dainichi Station entrance (2012)
General information
LocationDainichicho, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka-fu
Japan
Coordinates34°44′57.86″N 135°34′41.79″E / 34.7494056°N 135.5782750°E / 34.7494056; 135.5782750
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks4 (2 for each line)
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Monorail)
Underground (Tanimachi Line)
Other information
Station code T 11 
23 (Osaka Monorail)
History
OpenedFebruary 8, 1983; 41 years ago (February 8, 1983)
Passengers
FY201933,719 daily (Osaka Metro)
5,242 (Osaka Monorail)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Terminus Tanimachi Line Moriguchi
 T 12 
towards Yaominami
Location
Dainichi Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Dainichi Station
Dainichi Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Dainichi Station is located in Japan
Dainichi Station
Dainichi Station
Dainichi Station (Japan)

Dainichi Station (大日駅, Dainichi-eki) is a metro station located in the city of Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the underground station operated by Osaka Metro and the elevated above-ground station operated by the Osaka Monorail,

Lines

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Dainichi Station is a terminus of the underground Tanimachi Line, and is located 28.1 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Yaominami Station. The elevated Osaka Monorail Main Line is 19.9 kilometers from Osaka Airport Station.

Station layout

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The station has one underground island platform serving two tracks and fenced with platform gates. The monorail station also has an island platform with platform gates.

Platforms

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3F

1  Main Line to Kadomashi
2  Main Line for Bampaku-Kinen-Koen (Expo '70 Commemoration Park), Hotarugaike, Osaka Airport and Saito-nishi

B3F

1, 2  Tanimachi Line for Miyakojima, Higashi-Umeda, Tennoji and Yaominami

Station building layout

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3F
Monorail platforms
Platform 1 Main Line toward Kadomashi (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Main Line toward Osaka Airport (Minami Settsu)
2F Monorail mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
1F Street Level Exit/Entrance, bus terminal
B1F Upper mezzanine To exits/entrances
B2F Osaka Metro mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
B3F
Metro platforms
Platform 2 Tanimachi Line toward Yaominami (Moriguchi)
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right
Platform 1 Tanimachi Line toward Yaominami (Moriguchi)

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Osaka Monorail Main Line (23)
Minami Settsu (22) - Kadoma-shi (24)

History

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  • 8 February 1983: the Tanimachi Line subway station opened.
  • 22 August 1997: Osaka Monorail Main Line opened.[1]
  • 12 April 2004: Dainichi station reopens on the former site of the Sanyo Factory
  • 21 September 21, 2006: New 2nd floor ticket window is added

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the Osaka Metro station was used by an average of 33,719 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail station by 5,242 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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  • ÆON Mall Dainichi
    • ÆON Dainichi
    • ÆON Cinema Dainichi
  • Panasonic Corporation
  • Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Dainichi Inspection Depot
  • Japan National Route 1 (Chuo Kanjosen)
  • Kinki Expressway
  • Osaka Prefectural Route 13: Kyoto Moriguchi Route

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版.
  2. ^ 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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