Shin-Ōsaka Station

Shin-Osaka Station (新大阪駅, Shin-Ōsaka-eki)[lower-alpha 1] is a 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 Osaka's main railway terminals to the north. The Shinkansen lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.

Shin-Osaka Station

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

Shin-Osaka is about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the older Ōsaka 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

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
Operated by
  • Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West (Conventional lines and San'yō Shinkansen)
  • The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central (Tōkaidō Shinkansen)
Line(s)
Platforms
  • 5 (Shinkansen)
  • 5 (Conventional Rail)
Tracks
  • 8 (Shinkansen)
  • 10 (Conventional Rail)
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A46  (Tokaido Main Line)
History
Opened1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
through to San'yō Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kyōto
towards Tokyo
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Terminus Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Shin-Kobe
towards Hakata
San'yō Shinkansen through to Tōkaidō Shinkansen
San'yō Shinkansen
San'yō Shinkansen Terminus
San'yō Shinkansen
Shin-Kobe San'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 express for Kyoto, Kusatsu, and Maibara
 Kuroshio limited express to Kyoto
2  Limited express trains termination platform
 Osaka Higashi Line for Hanaten and Kyūhōji
3  Haruka limited express for Kansai Airport
 Kuroshio limited express for Shirahama, Kii-Katsuura and Shingu
4  Hida limited express for Takayama
 Thunderbird limited express for Fukui, Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen
5, 6  JR Kyoto Line for Suita, Takatsuki, and Kyoto
7, 8  JR Kobe Line for Osaka, Amagasaki, Ashiya and Sannomiya
 JR Takarazuka Line (through to the Fukuchiyama Line) local trains for Takarazuka and Shin-Sanda
9, 10  Kounotori limited express for Fukuchiyama and Kinosaki Onsen via the Fukuchiyama Line
 Super Hakuto limited express for Chizu and Tottori via the Chizu Express Chizu Line
 limited express trains and express trains to Osaka
20  San'yō Shinkansen Hikari, Kodama starting for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
Mizuho, Sakura for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
21, 22  San'yō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
Mizuho and Sakura for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
23  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Nagoya and Tokyo
 San'yō Shinkansen extra trains for Okayama, Hiroshima, and Hakata
24, 25, 26, 27  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for 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
Biwako Express
  Osaka (JR-A47)
Kyoto (JR-A31)   West Express Ginga   Tennoji (JR-R20)
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   Hanaten (JR-F08)
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
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s) Midōsuji Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station code M 13 
History
Opened24 September 1964 (1964-09-24)
Passengers
FY2016139,241 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Higashi-Mikuni
 M 12 
towards Esaka
Midōsuji Line Nishinakajima-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 Senri-Chūō (Higashi-Mikuni)
2F Mezzanine Ticket gates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent, restrooms
Passageways to JR and Shinkansen platforms
G Street Level Exit/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

Notes

  1. literally: "New Osaka Station"

References

  1. "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. November 8, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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