Dainichi Station

Dainichi Station

大日駅
Dainichi Station; 大日駅
	Dainichi Station entrance (2012)
General information
Location	Dainichicho, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka-fu; Japan
Coordinates	34°44′57.86″N 135°34′41.79″E / 34.7494056°N 135.5782750°E
Operated by	Osaka Metro; Osaka Monorail;
Line(s)	Tanimachi Line; ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Monorail); Underground (Tanimachi Line)
Other information
Station code	T 11 ; 23 (Osaka Monorail)
History
Opened	February 8, 1983; 41 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	33,719 daily (Osaka Metro); 5,242 (Osaka Monorail)
Services
Location
	Dainichi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)

Tanimachi Line platforms
Osaka Monorail ticket gates

Adjacent stations[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in Japanese)
Official Site - Tanimachi Line (in English)

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[:0-1] 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.

[Osaka2019stats-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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