is a major interchange railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the San'yō Shinkansen from Fukuoka, and one of the primary rail hubs in Osaka. The two Shinkansen lines are physically connected, allowing many services to operate through between them.
The station opened in 1964 and was built about from the older Ōsaka Station to avoid the engineering challenges of extending the Shinkansen line into the city center. The JR Kyoto Line and the Midōsuji Line subway offer convenient connections to other major destinations throughout central Osaka.
Lines JR West JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) San'yō Shinkansen Osaka Higashi Line JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line (M13)
JR
Station layout
The conventional rail station has five island platforms serving ten tracks for JR West Lines at ground level.
The Shinkansen station has two side platforms and three island platforms serving eight tracks on the fourth level, above the JR West Lines.
The conventional rail station was built with space east of former Track 10 for an additional platform serving Tracks 9 and 10. The platforms and services were subsequently shifted eastward one platform at a time, with each vacated platform renovated before the next shift. The westernmost platform was converted for services on the Osaka Higashi Line, with the work commencing by 16 March 2019. An additional eastbound Shinkansen platform, Track 27, opened on the northern side of the station on 16 March 2013. The northern area had originally been reserved for a planned connection to Awaji Station and Jūsō Station by Hankyu Railway, but the plans were later cancelled.
Limited express trains for the Hokuriku Main Line Thunderbird: Osaka - Tsuruga for the Tōkaidō Line, and the Takayama Line Hida: Osaka - , Rakuraku Biwako: Osaka - for the Hanwa Line, the Kansai Airport Line, and the Kinokuni Line Haruka: Maibara, Kyoto - Kuroshio: Kyoto, Shin-Osaka - , for the Fukuchiyama Line Kounotori: Shin-Osaka - , , for the Sanin region via the Chizu Express Chizu Line Super Hakuto: Kyoto - ,
Adjacent stations
Osaka Metro
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.
3FPlatform levelPlatform 1 towards () →Island platform, doors will open on the rightPlatform 2← toward () 2FMezzanineFare gates, ticketing, station agent, restroomsPassageways to JR and Shinkansen platformsGStreet levelExit/Entrance
In 2020, a viewing space was added on the north side of the platforms.
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 List of railway stations in Japan
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