is a major interchange railway station in
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
line from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the
San'yō Shinkansen and one of the main railway terminals in the north of
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
. The Shinkansen lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.
Shin-Osaka is about from the older
Ōsaka Station
is a major railway station in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It forms as one of the city's main railway terminals to the north, the other being Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin-Ōsaka.
Al ...
(''Shin-Ōsaka-eki'' means "New Osaka Station"). The new station was built in 1964 to avoid the engineering difficulties of running
Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. It was initially built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond lon ...
lines into the center of the city. The
JR Kyoto Line and subway
Midōsuji Line provide convenient connections to other stations around the city center.
Lines
*
JR Kyoto Line (
Tōkaidō Main Line
The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...
,
West Japan Railway Company (JR West))
*
San'yō Shinkansen (JR West)
*
Osaka Higashi Line (JR West)
*
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
(
Central Japan Railway Company
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, ...
(JR Central))
*
Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line (M13)
JR
Station layout

The JR station consists of five
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
s serving ten tracks for JR West Lines at ground level, with two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
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
Osaka Higashi Line, 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
Awaji Station and
Jūsō Station by
Hankyu Railway, but these plans were later cancelled and the space unused).
Limited express trains
;for the
Hokuriku Main Line
The Hokuriku Main Line () is a railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui. The line formerly extended as far as Naoetsu Station in ...
* ''
Thunderbird'': Osaka -
Tsuruga
;for the
Tōkaidō Line, and the
Takayama Line
* ''
Hida'': Osaka - ,
* ''
Rakuraku Biwako'': Osaka -
;for the
Hanwa 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 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline ...
, the
Kansai Airport Line, and the
Kinokuni Line
* ''
Haruka'': Maibara, Kyoto -
* ''
Kuroshio
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'': Kyoto, Shin-Osaka - ,
;for the
Fukuchiyama Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to S ...
* ''
Kounotori'': Shin-Osaka - , ,
;for the Sanin region via the
Chizu Express Chizu Line
* ''
Super Hakuto'': 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
*
Mielparque Osaka
*Hotel La Foret Osaka
*Via Inn Shin-Osaka West
*Konami Sports Club
South
*
Nissin Foods
is a Japanese food company. Founded in 1948 by Momofuku Ando in Izumiōtsu, Osaka, it owns Nissin Food Products, Nissin Chilled Foods, Nissin Frozen Foods, and Myojo Foods. It is known for development of the world's first marketed brand of i ...
*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
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
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Osaka Metro stations
Sanyō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō Main Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964
Railway stations in Japan opened in 2019