Ōsakajō-kitazume Station

Ōsakajō-kitazume Station (大阪城北詰駅, Ōsakajō-kitazume-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Amijimacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Ōsakajō-kitazume 大阪城北詰駅
Facade of the station in 2010
General information
Location	7, Amishima, Miyakojima, Osaka (大阪市都島区網島町7) Japan
Coordinates	34°41′39.42″N 135°31′31.93″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	JR Tōzai Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	JR-H42
History
Opened	1997
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ōsakatemmangū towards Amagasaki JR Tōzai Line Local Regional Rapid Service Rapid Service Kyōbashi Terminus
Location Ōsakajō-kitazume Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Ōsakajō-kitazume Ōsakajō-kitazume (Japan) Show map of Japan

The station took over the ridership of the former Katamachi Station, which was the original terminal for the Gakkentoshi Line, now starting at Kyobashi Station. The former Keihan Main Line also had a station in the same area.

Layout

There is an island platform with two tracks.

1	■ JR Tōzai Line	for Kitashinchi and Amagasaki
2	■ JR Tōzai Line	for Kyōbashi, Shijōnawate and Matsuiyamate

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  Concourse view
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  View of the platforms

History

Ōsakajō-kitazume Station opened on 8 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line between Kyobashi and Amagasaki.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ōsakajō-kitazume being assigned station number JR-H42.^[2][3]

Surroundings

• Sakuramoniya Park
• Japan Mint
• Fujita Art Museum