Osaka Station

Osaka Station 大阪駅
Osaka Station City
Location	1-1 Umeda Sanchōme, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture （大阪市北区梅田三丁目1-1） Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Via Tōkaidō Main Line JR Kobe Line JR Kyoto Line JR Takarazuka Line Via Osaka Loop Line Osaka Loop Line Yamatoji Line JR Yumesaki Line
Connections	Bus terminal Umeda, Higashi-Umeda, Nishi-Umeda and Kitashinchi stations
History
Opened	1874

Osaka Station (大阪駅, Ōsaka-eki^?) is a major railway station in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It forms the city's main rail terminal in the north.

Although it is officially served by only the JR Kobe/Kyoto Lines (Tōkaidō Main Line) and the Osaka Loop Line, Osaka is the starting point of JR Takarazuka Line service, and serves as the terminal for trains bound for the San'in region via JR Takarazuka Line and the Hokuriku region via JR Kyoto Line, while offering connections to trains bound for Nara, Wakayama and Kansai International Airport via the Osaka Loop Line.

Umeda Station (Hankyu, Hanshin, and Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line), Nishi-Umeda Station (Subway Yotsubashi Line) and Higashi-Umeda Station (Subway Tanimachi Line) are directly connected to Osaka Station, and Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tōzai Line is within walking distance.