is a railway station in

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, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed

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line from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the

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and one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the north. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service. Shin-Osaka is about 3 km from the older Ōsaka Station. The new station was built in 1964 to avoid the engineering difficulties of running

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lines into the center of the city. The

JR Kyoto Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The name applies to the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line between Kyōto Station and Ōsaka Station. The Kyot ...

and subway

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provide convenient connections to other stations around the city center.

Lines

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(JR West)) *

(JR West) *

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(JR West) *

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(JR Central)) * Osaka Municipal Subway

(M13)

JR

Station layout

The JR station consists of five

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s serving ten tracks for JR West Lines at ground level, with two

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s and three island platforms serving eight Shinkansen tracks operated by JR Central located on the fourth level, over the platforms and tracks for the JR West Lines in the east. There was a space on the east side of former Track 10 from the opening of the station, where another platform serving current Tracks 9 and 10 is located, and the existing services shifted eastward one platform at a time (and renovations performed on each newly vacated platform), with the westernmost platform used by services on the

, was commenced by the 16 March 2019. On the northern side of the station, an additional eastbound Shinkansen platform, Track 27, was opened on 16 March 2013. (This northern area was originally reserved for a connection from

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and Jūsō Station by Hankyu Railway, but these plans were later cancelled and the space unused).

Limited express trains

;for the

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* ''

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'': Osaka - , ;for the Tōkaidō Line, and the Takayama Line * '' Hida'': Osaka - , * ''Biwako Express'': Osaka - ;for the

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, the

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, and the

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* '' Haruka'': Maibara, Kyoto - * ''

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'': Kyoto, Shin-Osaka - , ;for the

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* '' Kounotori'': Shin-Osaka - , , ;for the Sanin region via the

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Chizu Line * ''

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'': Kyoto - ,

Adjacent stations

Osaka Metro

Station layout

This station has one island platform with two tracks on the third level, located to the west of the platforms and tracks for the Shinkansen.

Surrounding area

Inside the station

*Nippon Travel Agency TiS Shin-Osaka *JR Tokai Tours Shin-Osaka Branch *Osaka Prefectural Police, Railway Police Force Shin-Osaka *Osaka Noren Meguri restaurant (in the paid area for the Shinkansen)

North

*Shin-Osaka Hankyu Building *

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Osaka *Hotel La Foret Osaka *Via Inn Shin-Osaka West *Konami Sports Club

South

* Nissin Foods *Shin-Osaka Washington Hotel Plaza *Osaka Prefectural Police, Railway Police Force Headquarters

East (Hinode Side)

*Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel *Shin-Osaka Station Hotel *Life Corporation

Notes

References

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Lines

JR

Station layout

Limited express trains

Adjacent stations

Osaka Metro

Station layout

Surrounding area

Inside the station

North

South

East (Hinode Side)

See also

Notes

References