is a train station in Yodogawa-ku

Yodogawa-ku, Osaka

is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located in the north of the city.-Economy:Nissin Foods has its corporate headquarters in Yodogawa-ku. The company moved to its current headquarters in 1977, when the construction of the building was completed....

, 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...

. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen

Sanyō Shinkansen

The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...

. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.

Shin-Ōsaka is about 3 km from the older Ōsaka 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 new station was built in 1964 to avoid the engineering difficulties of running Shinkansen

Shinkansen

The , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...

 lines into the center of the city. The 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 ....

 and subway Midōsuji Line provide convenient connections to other stations around the city center.

Lines

• 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 ....
  
   (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...
  
  , West Japan Railway Company
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
   (JR West))
• Sanyō Shinkansen
  Sanyō Shinkansen
  The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
  
   (West Japan Railway Company (JR West))
• Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Central Japan Railway Company
  Central Japan Railway Company
  The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
  
   (JR Central))
• 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...
  
   Midōsuji Line (M13)

JR

• There are four 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...
  
  s with eight tracks on the first floor for JR West Lines. There are a side platform
  Side platform
  A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
  
   and three island platforms with seven tracks on the fourth floor for the Shinkansen operated by JR Central, over the platforms and tracks for the JR West Lines in the east. There is space on the east side of Platform 18 reserved for the use of the Osaka Higashi Line upon its extension to this station by Fiscal 2018; this platform is currently under construction. The north side of the station is in the early stages of construction for an additional Shinkansen platform, along with a new station building housing a Hankyu department store. (This northern area was originally reserved for a connection from Awaji Station
  Awaji Station
  is a station located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:Awaji Station is an intersection of the two Hankyu Railway lines:*Hankyu Senri Line*Hankyu Kyoto Line...
  
   and Jūsō Station
  Juso Station
  is a station of Hankyu Railway located in Jūsō, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The six-track trunk line from Umeda Station diverges into the three double tracks of the Kobe Line, the Kyoto Line and the Takarazuka Line at this station....
  
   by 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...
  
  , but these plans were later canceled and the space unused.)

• The names of the lines are common name for information by JR West. This station is an intermediate station on the "JR Kyōto Line", however, the Tōkaidō Line only for Kyoto is informed as the "JR Kyōto Line" and the line for Osaka and Amagasaki as the "JR Kōbe Line" and the "JR Takarazuka Line".

Limited express trains and express trains

for the Hokuriku Line

• limited express Nihonkai
  Nihonkai (train)
  The is an overnight train which is operated by the East Japan Railway Company . The train runs overnight between Osaka Station and Aomori Station using the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, Shin'etsu Main Line, Uetsu Main Line, and Ōu Main Line.-Area of operations:The Nihonkai...
  
  : Osaka -
• extra limited express Twilight Express
  Twilight Express
  The is the longest overnight train service operating in Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company , it runs between the city of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido and Osaka on south-western Honshu...
  
  : Osaka -
• express Kitaguni
  Kitaguni
  The is an overnight train service that operates in Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company , it runs between Niigata Prefecture and Osaka in the Kansai region...
  
  : Osaka -
• limited express Thunderbird
  Thunderbird (train)
  The is a limited express train operated by the West Japan Railway Company between and in Japan, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, and Nanao Line.-Thunderbird:...
  
  : Osaka - , , ,

for the Tokaido Line, the Chuo Line

Chuo Main Line

The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...

, and the Takayama Line

• limited express Shinano
  Shinano (train)
  The , branded as is limited express train service in Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company , which runs from and to via .-Route: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -History:...
  
  : Osaka -
• limited express Hida
  Hida (train)
  is a limited express train service operated by Central Japan Railway Company along the Takayama Main Line in central Japan...
  
  : Osaka -
• limited express Biwako Express: Osaka -

for the Hanwa Line

Hanwa Line

The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....

, the Kansai Airport Line

Kansai Airport Line

The is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport...

, and the Kinokuni Line

• Kansai Airport limited express Haruka
  Haruka (train)
  , is a limited express train service, connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company ....
  
  : Maibara, Kyoto -
• limited express Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow
  Kuroshio (train)
  is a limited express train connecting Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tōkaidō Main Line , Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line , operated by West Japan Railway Company...
  
  : Kyoto, Shin-Osaka - ,

for the Fukuchiyama Line

Fukuchiyama Line

The is a railway line of West Japan Railway between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the JR Takarazuka Line...

• limited express Kounotori
  Kounotori (train)
  The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company between and in Japan since 12 March 2011. It uses new 287 series electric multiple units in addition to existing 183 series EMUs, and replaces the previous Kitakinki services.The name means "stork", and was chosen...
  
  : Shin-Osaka - , ,

for the San-in region via the Chizu Express

Chizu Express

The ' is a Japanese third-sector semi-public railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and runs a total of 56.1 kilometers...

 Chizu Line

• limited express Super Hakuto: Kyoto - ,

Osaka Municipal Subway

• There is an island platform with two tracks on the third floor, In the west area of the platforms and tracks for the Shinkansen.

Surroundings

• Mielparque
  Mielparque
  Mielparque is a Japanese hotel chain.Mielparque operates hotels throughout Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū.-External links:* *...
  
  Osaka
• Hotel La Foret Osaka
• VIA INN Shin-Osaka West
• Gourmet City Shin-Osaka
• Yumesse Shin-Osaka Seni City
• Shin-Osaka Washington Hotel Plaza
• Shin-Osaka Station Hotel
• Life Corporation

Adjacent stations

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