Nagai

長居
General information
LocationNagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目）
Japan
Operated by
Connections
  • Bus stop

Nagai Station (長居駅, Nagai eki) is a railway station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is served by the Hanwa Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Midōsuji Line of Osaka Metro; the former uses elevated tracks and the latter uses underground tracks. The subway station is assigned the station number M26. Nagai is located south of Tennoji in Sumiyoshi-ku and maintains Nagai Park and Nagai Stadium, an international standard football stadium home to the J-League team Cerezo Osaka.

Layout

JR West Hanwa Line

Nagai

長居
Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
JR station building
General information
Location3-52, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目3-52）
Japan
Coordinates34°36′40.01″N 135°30′45.35″E / 34.6111139°N 135.5125972°E / 34.6111139; 135.5125972 (Nagai Station (JR West))
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)Hanwa Line
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeJR-R24
History
Opened18 July 1929 (1929-07-18)
Previous namesRinnanji-mae (until 1944)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Abikocho
towards Wakayama
 Hanwa Line
Local
 Tsurugaoka
towards Tennoji

This station is administrated by Sakaishi Station. When it was located on the ground level, Nagai Station had two island platforms serving 2 tracks each. The station is currently elevated (northbound in 2004, southbound in 2006) and has two side platforms serving a track each. Ticket gate is located in the north under the platforms and tracks.

1 ■ Hanwa Line for Ōtori, Hineno and Wakayama
2 ■ Hanwa Line for Tennōji

Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Nagai

長居
Osaka Metro station
Subway station exit
General information
Location6-5, Nagaihigashi Yonchome, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
（大阪市住吉区長居東4丁目6-5）
Japan
Coordinates34°36′34.35″N 135°30′49.37″E / 34.6095417°N 135.5137139°E / 34.6095417; 135.5137139 (Nagai station (Osaka Municipal Subway))
Operated byOsaka Metro
Line(s) Midōsuji Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code M 26 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1960 (1960-07-01)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Nishitanabe
 M 25 
towards Esaka
 Midōsuji Line Abiko
 M 27 
towards Nakamozu

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the second basement. Ticket gates are located in the north and the south on the first basement.

1 ■ Midosuji Line for Abiko and Nakamozu
2 ■ Midosuji Line for Tennōji, Namba, Umeda and Senri-Chūō

Surroundings

Nagai Park

Schools

  • Osaka Gakugei Senior High School
  • Osaka Gakugei Secondary School
  • Osaka Municipal Nagai Elementary School
  • Osaka Municipal Abiko Junior High School

Shopping and finance

  • Supermarket Life Nagai
  • Kansai Super Nagai
  • Nagai Hondori Shotengai
  • The Kinki Osaka Bank Nagai Branch
  • The Senshu-Ikeda Bank Nagai Branch
  • The Juso Shinkin Bank Nagai Branch
  • Japan Post Group
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai Post Office
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai-4 Post Office
    • Sumiyoshi Nagai-higashi Post Office

Buses

  • Subway Nagai (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
  • Nagainishi Nichome (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)
    • Route 24 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Minami-Nagai
    • Route 40 for Sumiyoshi Shako-mae / for Deto Bus Terminal

History

  • 18 July 1929 - Rinnanji-mae Station (臨南寺前駅) on Hanwa Electric Railway opened.
  • 1 December 1940 - Hanwa Electric Railway became the Yamanote Line of Nankai Railway.
  • 1 May 1944 - Yamanote Line was nationalized and became the Hanwa Line. Rinnanji-mae Station was renamed Nagai Station.
  • 1 July 1960- Nagai Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line opened.
  • 16 October 2004- Hanwa Line northbound station was elevated.
  • 21 May 2006 - Hanwa Line southbound station was elevated.
  • March 2018 - March 2018 - Station numbering was introduced to the Hanwa Line with Nagai being assigned station number JR-R24.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "「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.
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