Kitashinchi Station

Kitashinchi Station

北新地駅
Kitashinchi Station; 北新地駅
	JR Kitashinchi Station
General information
Location	Umeda Itchome, Kita, Osaka, Osaka; （大阪市北区梅田1丁目）; Japan
Coordinates	34°41′53.96″N 135°29′49.33″E / 34.6983222°N 135.4970361°E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	H JR Tōzai Line;
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop; Hanshin Railway Main Line at Umeda; Osaka Municipal Subway: Yotsubashi Line at Nishi-Umeda; Midōsuji Line at Umeda; Tanimachi Line at Higashi-Umeda; ; Keihan Railway Nakanoshima Line at Watanabebashi;
Other information
Station code	JR-H44
History
Opened	1997
Services

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.^[1]

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.

1	■ JR Tōzai Line	for Amagasaki, Takarazuka and Sannomiya
2	■ JR Tōzai Line	for Kyōbashi, Shijōnawate and Matsuiyamate

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.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kitashinchi being assigned station number JR-H44.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

External links

JR West - Kitashinchi Station (in Japanese)

[:0-1] "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[2] "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[3] "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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