is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West) JR Tōzai Line

JR Tozai Line

is one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...

 in Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Osaka

is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...

, Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. 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

Osaka Station

is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....

, the main terminal, passengers can transfer for free from the JR Kobe Line

JR Kobe Line

The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...

 or the Osaka Loop Line

Osaka Loop Line

The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...

 at Osaka to the Tōzai Line at Kitashinchi, and vice versa, with some tickets and passes.

Connections

Kitashinchi Station is connected to the following stations:

• JR West
  • Tōkaidō Main Line
    Tokaido Main Line
    The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
    
     (JR Kyoto Line
    JR Kyoto Line
    The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
    
    , JR Kobe Line
    JR Kobe Line
    The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...
    
    ), JR Takarazuka Line, Osaka Loop Line
    Osaka Loop Line
    The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...
    
     - Osaka Station
    Osaka Station
    is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
    
    
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  Osaka Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
  
  
  • Yotsubashi Line - Nishi-Umeda Station
    Nishi-Umeda Station
    is the terminus of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd...
    
     (Y11)
• Hanshin Electric Railway
  Hanshin Electric Railway
  is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...
  
  
  • Main Line - Umeda Station
    Umeda Station
    is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...
    
    
• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
  
  • Nakanoshima Line
    Keihan Nakanoshima Line
    The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008.-Services:The following services operate on the Nakanoshima Line, through-running to/from the Keihan Main Line...
    
     - Watanabebashi Station (via Dojima Underground Shopping Center)

Connections are also available to the following stations Hankyu Railway

Hankyu Railway

is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...

 Umeda Station (approx. 15 minutes), Umeda Station on the subway Midosuji Line (approx. 10 minutes) and Higashi-Umeda Station

Higashi-Umeda Station

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located along Whity Umeda.-Connecting lines from Higashi-Umeda:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...

 on the subway Tanimachi Line (approx. 12 minutes).

Layout

This station has an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

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)

Adjacent stations

External links

• JR West - Kitashinchi Station