Chuo Line Subway 中央線

  • Published on : 01/03/2022
  • by : Japan Experience

Osaka Subway: Chuo Line

The Chuo Line in Osaka is a municipal subway running west-east from Cosmosquare at Osaka Port to Nagata Station through Hommachi and north central Osaka.

Nagata Station

Nagata (長田; C23) connects with the Keihanna Line with a through service to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station.

Trains on the Chuo Line run from around 5am until midnight, 7 days a week with reduced services at the weekends and public holidays.

See a full timetable here (in Japanese): kensaku.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp

The Osaka Municipal Transportation Information Center (Tel: 06 62119503) is located at Namba Station and has detailed information in English on the Osaka subway and city buses and the various travel passes available such as the Kansai Thru Pass.

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm: Sat, Sun & public holidays 10am-7pm

Morinomiya Station, Chuo Line, Osaka

Morinomiya Station, Chuo Line, Osaka

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