Osaka Station
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Osaka Station
大阪駅
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| Osaka Station JR Kyoto Line platform sign | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Osaka (See other stations in Osaka) |
| City | Osaka |
| Ward | Kita |
| Neighborhood etc. | Umeda Sanchome |
| (in Japanese) | 大阪市北区梅田3丁目1番地1号 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1874 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Via Tōkaidō Main Line JR Kobe Line JR Kyoto Line JR Takarazuka Line Via Osaka Loop Line Osaka Loop Line Yamatoji Line JR Yumesaki Line Hankyu Railway (Umeda Station) Kobe Line, Takarazuka Line, Kyoto Line Hanshin Electric Railway (Umeda Station) Main Line Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line (Umeda Station), Tanimachi Line (Higashi-Umeda Station), Yotsubashi Line (Nishi-Umeda Station) |
 There is a large bus terminal at this station. |
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Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north.
Although it is officially served by only the JR Kobe/Kyoto Lines (Tōkaidō Main Line) and the Osaka Loop Line, Osaka is the starting point of JR Takarazuka Line service, and serves as the terminal for trains bound for the San'in region via JR Takarazuka Line and the Hokuriku region via JR Kyoto Line, while offering connections to trains bound for Nara, Wakayama and Kansai International Airport via the Osaka Loop Line.
Umeda Station (Hankyu, Hanshin, and Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line), Nishi-Umeda Station (Subway Yotsubashi Line) and Higashi-Umeda Station (Subway Tanimachi Line) are directly connected to Osaka Station, and Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tozai Line is within walking distance.
Osaka Station also houses a large freight terminal complex and a terminal for overnight bus services to other cities in Japan.
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[edit] History
Osaka Station opened on May 11, 1874 as one of first railway stations in the Kansai region when the railway between Osaka and Kobe started operation. It was electrified along with the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1934.
The existence of the station naturally made the area the primary transportation hub of the city. Railways that set Osaka Station as the terminal or built their terminal around Osaka Station include Osaka Railway (present-day east half of the Osaka Loop Line) in 1895, Nishinari Railway (west half of the Osaka Loop Line) in 1898, Hanshin Electric Railway in 1906, Minoo Arima Electric Tramway (Hankyu Railway) in 1910, and Osaka Municipal Subway in 1933. The regional railways tended to name their stations Umeda, the name of area, rather than the city name.
The air raids in World War II flattened the blocks in front of the station. Immediately after the war the area turned into a huge black market, the atmosphere of which remained until the redevelopment in 1970s.
The station building was rebuilt in 1901, 1940 and 1979 (north building). In 1983, a high-rise building, Acty Osaka, which housed a department store and a hotel, was added to the south of the station. Currently (as of 2007) the new building is under construction to replace the north building.
[edit] Layout
- There are five island platforms and 10 tracks on the second floor.
| 1 | Osaka Loop Line (inner track) | for Nishikujo, Bentencho, Shin-Imamiya and Tennoji |
| Through trains to the JR Yumesaki Line | for Universal City and Sakurajima | |
| Through trains to the Yamatoji Line (Yamatoji Rapid, Regional Rapid) | for Nara, Kamo, Sakurai and Takada | |
| Through trains to the Hanwa Line (Kishuji Rapid) | for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama | |
| Through trains to the Kansai Airport Line (Kansai Airport Rapid) | for Rinku Town and Kansai Airport | |
| 2 | Osaka Loop Line (outer track) | for Kyobashi, Tsuruhashi and Tennoji |
| 3 • 4 | JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) | for Takarazuka, Shin-Sanda, Sasayamaguchi and Fukuchiyama (passing through Tsukamoto) |
| JR Kobe Line (Special Rapid, Rapid during weekday rush hour) | for Sannomiya, Nishi-Akashi, Himeji and Banshu-Ako | |
| Limited Express "Kitakinki" | for Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen | |
| Limited Express "Tango Explorer", "Monju" | for Miyazu, Amanohashidate and Kumihama | |
| Limited Express "Super Hakuto" | for Tottori and Kurayoshi | |
| Limitede Express "Hamakaze" | for Kasumi, Hamasaka and Tottori | |
| Overnight Limited Express "Hayabusa", "Fuji" | for Kumamoto and Oita | |
| 5 • 6 | JR Kobe Line | for Sannomiya, Nishi-Akashi, Himeji and Banshu-Ako |
| JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) | for Takarazuka and Shin-Sanda (Off-peak local) | |
| 7 • 8 | JR Kyoto Line | for Shin-Osaka, Takatsuki, Kyoto, Maibara, Ogaki and Nagahama |
| Through trains to the Kosei Line | for Katata, Omi-Imazu, Nagahara and Tsuruga | |
| Through trains to the Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge | |
| 9 • 10 | JR Kyoto Line (Special Rapid and Rapid during weekday rush hour) | for Shin-Osaka, Takatsuki and Kyoto |
| "Biwako Express" | for Shin-Osaka, Kyoto and Maibara | |
| Overnight Limited Express "Twilight Express" | for Sapporo | |
| Extra Overnight Limited Express "Nihonkai" Extra Overnight Express "Aomori" |
for Aomori | |
| Limited Express "Thunderbird", "Raicho" | for Kanazawa, Toyama and Wakura Onsen | |
| Express "Kitaguni" | for Niigata | |
| Limited Express "Hida" | for Gifu and Takayama | |
| Limited Express "Shinano" | for Nagoya and Nagano |
[edit] Surroundings
- Acty Osaka (Daimaru Umeda, Hotel Granvia Osaka)
- Hankyu Department Stores, Inc.
- Hanshin Department Store
- Diamor Osaka
- Whity Umeda
- HEP FIVE
- HEP NAVIO
- Hankyu Men's
- TOHO Cinemas Umeda
- Yodobashi Umeda (Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda, etc.)
- Osaka Marubiru
- Umeda DT Tower
- Osaka Ekimae Buildings
- the Hilton Plaza East
- Hilton Osaka
- the Hilton Plaza West
- Osaka Garden City
- HERBIS OSAKA
- the Ritz-Carlton Osaka
- HERBIS ENT
- Osaka Shiki Theatre
- Billboard live Osaka
- HERBIS OSAKA
- Shin Umeda City
- Osaka Central Post Office
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Tōkaidō Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line) | ||||
| Shin-Osaka | Special Rapid Service | Amagasaki | ||
| Shin-Osaka | Rapid Service | Amagasaki | ||
| Shin-Osaka | Local trains | Tsukamoto | ||
| Through trains to and from the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | ||||
| Terminus | Tambaji Rapid Service Rapid Service |
Amagasaki | ||
| Terminus | Local trains | Amagasaki | ||
| Shin-Osaka | Local trains Through trains to and from the JR Kyoto Line and the JR Takarazuka Line |
Tsukamoto | ||
| Osaka Loop Line | ||||
| Terminus | Yamatoji Liner (starting station) | Shin-Imamiya | ||
| Temma | Kansai Airport Rapid Service | Nishikujo | ||
| Temma | Kishuji Rapid Service | Nishikujo | ||
| Temma | Rapid Service | Nishikujo | ||
| Temma | Yamatoji Rapid Service | Nishikujo | ||
| Temma | Direct Rapid Service | Fukushima | ||
| Temma | Regional Rapid Service | Fukushima | ||
| Temma | Local trains | Fukushima | ||
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