Kitashinchi Station

Kitashinchi Station (北新地駅, Kitashinchi-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West) JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at 23.95 metres (78.6 ft) below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system.

Kitashinchi Station

北新地駅
JR Kitashinchi Station
LocationUmeda Itchome, Kita, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市北区梅田1丁目)
Japan
Coordinates34°41′53.96″N 135°29′49.33″E
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station codeJR-H44
History
Opened1997

Although officially separated from Osaka Station, the main terminal, passengers can transfer for free from the JR Kobe Line or the Osaka Loop Line at Osaka to the Tōzai Line at Kitashinchi, and vice versa, with some tickets and passes.

Lines

Connections

Kitashinchi Station is connected to the following stations:

Connections are also available to the following stations Hankyu Railway Umeda Station (approx. 15 minutes), Umeda Station on the subway Midosuji Line (approx. 10 minutes) and Higashi-Umeda Station on the subway Tanimachi Line (approx. 12 minutes).

Layout

This station has an island platform serving two tracks underground. The station administrates all intermediate stations on the JR Tozai Line.

1  JR Tōzai Line for Amagasaki, Takarazuka and Sannomiya
2  JR Tōzai Line for Kyōbashi, Shijōnawate and Matsuiyamate

Surroundings

  • Kitashinchi
  • Osaka Ekimae Buildings
  • Diamor Osaka
  • Dojima Avanza
  • Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)

Adjacent stations

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