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.[1]

Kitashinchi Station

北新地駅
JR Kitashinchi Station
General information
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 / 34.6983222°N 135.4970361°E / 34.6983222; 135.4970361
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station code JR-H44 
History
Opened1997
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Shin-Fukushima
towards Amagasaki
JR Tōzai Line
Local
Regional Rapid Service
Rapid Service
Ōsakatemmangū
towards Kyōbashi

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

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Connections

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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

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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

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

History

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Kitashinchi Station opened on 8 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line between Kyobashi and Amagasaki.[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kitashinchi being assigned station number JR-H44.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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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