Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)

;JR West: The Tōzai and Gakkentoshi Lines form a combined service line in practice. ;Keihan Railway (KH04): • Keihan Main Line ;Osaka Metro: • (N22) ==JR West==

• (Osaka Loop Line) • (JR Tozai Line) }} , Kyobashi was the fourth-busiest station in the JR West network after Osaka Station, Kyoto Station and Tennoji Station. Layout Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) and JR Tōzai Line There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks at ground level. Osaka Loop Line There are two side platforms with two elevated tracks. Adjacent stations History The station opened on 17 October 1895. During the bombing of Osaka on August 14, 1945, a one-ton bomb directly struck the Katamachi Line platform and killed 700 to 800 evacuees. Kyobashi was one of the last sites to be bombed in Japan during World War II, followed only by the bombing of Akita, later the same day. A memorial was erected on the site in 1947, and anniversary services have been held at the station every year since 1955. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. ==Keihan Railway==

Kyobashi is the busiest station in the Keihan network. This station is the transfer station between the Keihan Line and the Nakanoshima Line. The connections are follows: :eastbound: trains from Nakanoshima ←→ trains from Yodoyabashi :westbound: trains for Nakanoshima ←→ trains for Yodoyabashi Layout Two island platforms on the 4th level serve four tracks. Adjacent stations History The Keihan terminal opened on 15 April 1910, originally named . It was renamed Kyōbashi on 1 October 1949, and was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 15 April 1970. ==Osaka Metro==

}} The Osaka Metro Subway station opened on 20 March 1990 when the Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line was extended between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station. Layout An island platform on the 3rd basement fenced with platform gates serves two tracks. ==Surrounding area==

• Keihan Mall • KiKi Kyobashi • Kyobashi Guranshato Building • COMS Garden • Miyakojima Ward office • Osaka Business Park • National Route 1 Buses Bus services are operated by Osaka City Bus and Kintetsu Bus. ==See also==