Shin-Ōsaka Station

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Shin-Ōsaka Station (新大阪駅, Shin-Ōsaka-eki) is a major interchange railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the San'yō Shinkansen and one of the main railway terminals in the north of Osaka. The Shinkansen lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.

Shin-Ōsaka Station

新大阪駅
Shin-Osaka station building in 2018
General information
Location5 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Japan
Operated by
Location
Shin-Ōsaka Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Shin-Ōsaka Station
Shin-Ōsaka Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Shin-Ōsaka Station is located in Japan
Shin-Ōsaka Station
Shin-Ōsaka Station
Shin-Ōsaka Station (Japan)

Shin-Osaka is about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the older Ōsaka Station (Shin-Ōsaka-eki means "New Osaka Station"). The new station was built in 1964 to avoid the engineering difficulties of running Shinkansen lines into the center of the city. The JR Kyoto Line and subway Midōsuji Line provide convenient connections to other stations around the city center.

Lines

JR

 A 46   F 02 
Shin-Osaka Station

新大阪駅
JR station
Shinkansen tracks
General information
Location5-16-1 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°44′0.54″N 135°30′0.41″E / 34.7334833°N 135.5001139°E / 34.7334833; 135.5001139
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
  • 5 (Shinkansen)
  • 5 (Conventional Rail)
Tracks
  • 8 (Shinkansen)
  • 10 (Conventional Rail)
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeJR-A46 (JR Kyoto Line)
JR-F02 (Osaka Higashi Line)
History
Opened1 October 1964; 59 years ago (1964-10-01)
Services
Preceding station JR CentralFollowing station
through to San'yō ShinkansenTōkaidō ShinkansenKyōto
towards Tokyo
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
TerminusTōkaidō Shinkansen
Preceding station JR WestFollowing station
Shin-Kobe
towards Hakata
San'yō Shinkansenthrough to Tōkaidō Shinkansen
San'yō Shinkansen
San'yō ShinkansenTerminus
San'yō Shinkansen
Shin-KobeSan'yō Shinkansen

Station layout

The JR station consists of five island platforms serving ten tracks for JR West Lines at ground level, with two side platforms and three island platforms serving eight Shinkansen tracks operated by JR Central located on the fourth level, over the platforms and tracks for the JR West Lines in the east. There was a space on the east side of former Track 10 from the opening of the station, where another platform serving current Tracks 9 and 10 is located, and the existing services shifted eastward one platform at a time (and renovations performed on each newly vacated platform), with the westernmost platform used by services on the Osaka Higashi Line, was commenced by the 16 March 2019. On the northern side of the station, an additional eastbound Shinkansen platform, Track 27, was opened on 16 March 2013. (This northern area was originally reserved for a connection from Awaji Station and Jūsō Station by Hankyu Railway, but these plans were later cancelled and the space unused).

1 Haruka limited expressfor Kyoto, Kusatsu, and Maibara
 Kuroshio limited expressto Kyoto
2 Limited express trainstermination platform
 Osaka Higashi Linefor Hanaten and Kyūhōji
3 Haruka limited expressfor Kansai Airport
 Kuroshio limited expressfor Shirahama, Kii-Katsuura and Shingu
4 Hida limited expressfor Takayama
 Thunderbird limited expressfor Tsuruga
5, 6 JR Kyoto Linefor Suita, Takatsuki, and Kyoto
7, 8 JR Kobe Linefor Osaka, Amagasaki, Ashiya and Sannomiya
 JR Takarazuka Line (through to the Fukuchiyama Line)local trains for Takarazuka and Shin-Sanda
9, 10 Kounotori limited expressfor Fukuchiyama and Kinosaki Onsen via the Fukuchiyama Line
 Super Hakuto limited expressfor Chizu and Tottori via the Chizu Express Chizu Line
 limited express trains and express trainsto Osaka
20 San'yō ShinkansenHikari, Kodama starting for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
Mizuho, Sakura for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
21, 22 San'yō ShinkansenNozomi, Hikari, Kodama for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
Mizuho and Sakura for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
23 Tōkaidō Shinkansenfor Nagoya and Tokyo
 San'yō Shinkansenextra trains for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
24, 25, 26, 27 Tōkaidō Shinkansenfor Nagoya and Tokyo

Limited express trains

for the Hokuriku Main Line
for the Tōkaidō Line, and the Takayama Line
for the Hanwa Line, the Kansai Airport Line, and the Kinokuni Line
for the Fukuchiyama Line
for the Sanin region via the Chizu Express Chizu Line

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Kyoto (JR-A31) Limited Express Super Hakuto
Limited Express Hida
Rakuraku Biwako
 Osaka (JR-A47)
Kyoto (JR-A31) West Express Ginga Osaka (JR-A47) or (JR-O11)
Kyoto (JR-A31)
Takatsuki (JR-A38)
 Limited Express Thunderbird Osaka (JR-A47)
Terminus Limited Express Kounotori Osaka (JR-A47)
Kyoto (JR-A31)
Takatsuki (JR-A38) (some trains only)
 Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka Osaka (JR-O11)
Kyoto (JR-A31) Limited Express Kuroshio Osaka (JR-O11)
Takatsuki (JR-A38) Special Rapid Service Osaka (JR-A47)
Ibaraki (JR-A41) Rapid Service Osaka (JR-A47)
Higashi-Yodogawa (JR-A45) Local Osaka (JR-A47)
Osaka Higashi Line
Osaka (JR-F01) Direct Rapid Service JR-Awaji (JR-F04)
Osaka (JR-F01) Local Minami-Suita (JR-F03)

Osaka Metro

Shin-Osaka Station

新大阪駅
Osaka Metro station
Midōsuji Line station platform
General information
Location5-15-5 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Japan
Coordinates34°44′0.51″N 135°29′54.73″E / 34.7334750°N 135.4985361°E / 34.7334750; 135.4985361
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s) Midōsuji Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station code M 13 
History
Opened24 September 1964; 59 years ago (1964-09-24)
Passengers
FY2016139,241 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Osaka MetroFollowing station
Higashi-Mikuni
 M 12 
towards Esaka
Midōsuji LineNishinakajima-Minamigata
 M 14 
towards Nakamozu

Station layout

This station has one island platform with two tracks on the third level, located to the west of the platforms and tracks for the Shinkansen.

3F
Platform level
Platform 1 Midōsuji Line towards Nakamozu (Nishinakajima-Minamigata)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Midōsuji Line toward Minoh-kayano (Higashi-Mikuni)
2FMezzanineTicket gates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent, restrooms
Passageways to JR and Shinkansen platforms
GStreet LevelExit/Entrance

Surrounding area

Inside the station

  • Nippon Travel Agency TiS Shin-Osaka
  • JR Tokai Tours Shin-Osaka Branch
  • Osaka Prefectural Police, Railway Police Force Shin-Osaka
  • Osaka Noren Meguri restaurant (in the paid area for the Shinkansen)

North

  • Shin-Osaka Hankyu Building
  • Mielparque Osaka
  • Hotel La Foret Osaka
  • Via Inn Shin-Osaka West
  • Konami Sports Club

South

  • Nissin Foods
  • Shin-Osaka Washington Hotel Plaza
  • Osaka Prefectural Police, Railway Police Force Headquarters

East (Hinode side)

  • Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel
  • Shin-Osaka Station Hotel
  • Life Corporation

See also

References