en Momodani Station

Momodani Station

桃谷駅
Momodani Station; 桃谷駅
General information
Location	1-8-27 Dogashiba, Tennoji, Osaka, Osaka; （大阪市天王寺区堂ヶ芝一丁目8-27）; Japan
Coordinates	34°39′30.78″N 135°31′40.41″E / 34.6585500°N 135.5278917°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Station code	JR-O03
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Momoyama (until 1905)

Momodani Station (桃谷駅, Momodani-eki) is a railway station on the Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Station layout

This station has two elevated side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	inner track for Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi
2	■ Osaka Loop Line	outer track for Tennoji and Shin-Imamiya

«		Service	»
Osaka Loop Line
Teradacho		-	Tsuruhashi

The station opened on 28 May 1895 as Momoyama Station (桃山駅). It was renamed Momodani Station on 1 March 1905.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Momodani being assigned station number JR-O03.^[1]^[2]

Osaka City Bus (Momodani-ekimae): Route 22: for Suwa Jinja-mae via Tennoji Kuyakusho, Tennoji Kumin Center and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Abenobashi via Teradacho; Route 73: for Namba via Tsuruhashi-ekimae and Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Deto Bus Terminal via Kumata
Kintetsu Bus (JR Momodani Station): Route 66 for Kintetsu Uehommachi Station via Osaka Police Hospital (No operations on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and from December 30 till January 4)

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.