is a

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on the West Japan Railway (JR West)

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in Kita-ku,

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. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system. Although officially separated from

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, the main terminal, passengers can transfer for free from the

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or the

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at Osaka to the Tōzai Line at Kitashinchi, and vice versa, with some tickets and passes.

Lines

Connections

Kitashinchi Station is connected to the following stations: *

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(

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(Y11) *

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** Main Line -

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- Watanabebashi Station (via Dojima Underground Shopping Center) Connections are also available to the following stations

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Umeda Station (approx. 15 minutes), Umeda Station on the subway Midosuji Line (approx. 10 minutes) and

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on the subway

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(approx. 12 minutes).

Layout

This station has an

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serving two tracks underground. The station administrates all intermediate stations on the JR Tozai Line.

Surroundings

*Kitashinchi *Osaka Ekimae Buildings *Diamor Osaka *Dojima Avanza *Dojima Underground Shopping Center (Dotica)

History

Kitashinchi Station opened on 8 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line between Kyobashi and Amagasaki. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kitashinchi being assigned station number JR-H44.

References

External links

JR West - Kitashinchi Station
{{ja-linecat, West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997