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.

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

• JR Tōzai Line

Connections

Kitashinchi Station is connected to the following stations:

• JR West
  • Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line), JR Takarazuka Line, Osaka Loop Line - Osaka Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Yotsubashi Line - Nishi-Umeda Station (Y11)
• Hanshin Electric Railway
  • Main Line - Umeda Station
• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Nakanoshima Line - Watanabebashi Station (via Dojima Underground Shopping Center)

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.

Surroundings

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

History

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

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

References

External links

• JR West - Kitashinchi Station (in Japanese)