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Encyclopedia > Osaka Station

Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north. Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Osaka Station South Gate Umeda Shinmichi Umeda (梅田) is a commercial district in Kita-ku Osaka, Japan, best known as the citys main northern railway terminus (Osaka Station, Umeda Station). ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station Azumanga Daioh. ...

Osaka Station South Gate
Osaka Station South Gate

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 JR Kita-Shinchi Station is within walking distance. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 233 KB)Osaka Station Photography person : MASA Photography day :April, 2003 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 233 KB)Osaka Station Photography person : MASA Photography day :April, 2003 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Umeda Station (梅田駅 Umeda-eki) is located in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. ... Hankyu Railway (阪急電鉄, HankyÅ« Dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway that links major cities in the Kansai region. ... Hanshin Umeda Station Hanshin Electric Railway Co. ... The Midosuji Line (御堂筋線) is the oldest and most traveled line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system. ... Nishi-Umeda Station (西梅田駅, Nishi-Umeda-eki), station number Y11, is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... The Yotsubashi Line(四つ橋線) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Higashi-Umeda Station(東梅田駅 Higashi-Umeda-eki), station number T20, is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... The Tanimachi Line(谷町線, -sen) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ...


Osaka Station also houses a large freight terminal complex and a terminal for overnight bus services to other cities in Japan.


Lines

Tokaido Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line (東海道本線 Tōkaidō-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. ... The JR Kōbe Line (JR神戸線, JR Kōbe sen) is an alias of a part of Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines. ... Tokaido Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line (東海道本線 Tōkaidō-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. ... The Fukuchiyama Line (福知山線) is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR-West) between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. ... The ÅŒsaka Loop Line (大阪環状線 ÅŒsaka-kanjōsen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company. ...

Platform

  • 1 (former Track Loop A)
Osaka Loop Line Loop A, for Nishi-Kujo, Bentencho, Shin-Imamiya, and Tennoji
JR Yumesaki Line, for Universal City, and Sakurajima
Yamatoji Line, for Nara, Kamo, Sakurai, and Takada
Hanwa Line and Kansai Airport Line, for Otori, Hineno, Wakayama, and Kansai Airport
  • 2 (former Track Loop B)
Osaka Loop Line Loop B, for Kyobashi, Tsuruhashi, and Tennoji
  • 3, 4
JR Takarazuka Line and Fukuchiyama Line, for Takarazuka, Shin-Sanda, Sasayamaguchi, and Fukuchiyama (Rapid Services all days and Local trains in the rush hour, passing through Tsukamoto Station)
JR Kobe Line (Special Rapid Services in the rush hours on weekdays), for Kobe, Nishi-Akashi, and Himeji
Fukuchiyama Line Limited Express, for Toyooka, Amanohashidate, Kumihama, and Kinosakionsen
Bantan Line,for Kasumi
Super Hakuto, for Tottori
Sanyo Line Limited Express with sleeping cars, for the Chugoku area and the Kyushu area
  • 5, 6 (present)
JR Kobe Line, for Kobe, Nishi-Akashi, and Himeji
JR Takarazuka Line and Fukuchiyama Line, for Takarazuka, and Shin-Sanda (Local trains in the off-peak hours)
  • 5, 6 (former)
under construction from October 16, 2005
  • 7, 8
JR Kyoto Line, for Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Maibara, and Nagahama
Kosei Line, for Katata, Omi-Imazu, and Nagahara
  • 9, 10
JR Kyoto Line (Special Rapid Services in the rush hours on weekdays), for Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Maibara, and Nagahama
Tokaido Line Limited Express and Express, for Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Maibara, Nagoya, and Tokyo
Hokuriku Line Limited Express with sleeping cars (Twilight Express and Nihonkai), for Aomori, Hakodate, and Sapporo
  • 11
Hokuriku Line Limited Express, Thunderbird and Raicho, for Kanazawa, Toyama, Wakuraonsen, and Niigata
Takayama Line Limited Express, for Takayama
Chuo Line Limited Express, for Nagano
Tokaido Line Limited Express with sleeping cars, for Tokyo

October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raichō (雷鳥) is a limited express train that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa, Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line, kosai Line, and Hokuriku Main Line. ...

Neighboring stations

West Japan Railway (JR-West)
Tokaido Line (JR Ktoto Line, and JR Kobe Line)
Special Rapid Service and Rapid Service
Shin-Osaka Station - Osaka Station - Amagasaki Station
Local
Shin-Osaka Station - Osaka Station - Tsukamoto Station
Direct to the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Rapid Service and Tambaji Rapid Service
Osaka Station - Amagasaki Station
Local
Shin-Osaka Station - Osaka Station - Tsukamoto Station or Amagasaki Station
Osaka Loop Line
Kansai Airport Rapid Service and Kishuji Rapid Service
Kyobashi Station - Osaka Station - Nishi-Kujo Station
Yamatoji Rapid Service
Temma Station - Osaka Station - Nishi-Kujo Station
Regional Rapid Service and Local
Temma Station - Osaka Station - Fukushima Station


 

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