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is a railway station
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on the West Japan Railway Company
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(JR West) Osaka Higashi Line
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in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture
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, Japan
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. The station is not treated as "" for JR tickets.
Although they are only apart, Kami Station and Shin-Kami Station are not regarded as interchange station
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s.
Layout
There are twoside platform
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s with two tracks elevated.
History
The station was initially planned under the provisional name . However, since there is a separate Kami Station on theYamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.
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, the definite name Shin-Kami was assigned.
*August 23, 2007 – Press release by JR West of the determination of the station name as Shin-Kami
*March 15, 2008 – Opening of the station
Adjacent stations
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