Umeda Station

Osaka-Umeda Station 大阪梅田駅
Hanshin Railway station
Location	Umeda Sanchōme, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°42′3.49″N 135°29′47.2″E
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	Hanshin Main Line
Other information
Station code	HS 01
History
Opened	1906
Location
Osaka-Umeda Station Location within Japan

The underground Umeda terminal of Hanshin Electric Railway (officially Osaka-Umeda Station, but commonly called Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station) is located south of Ōsaka Station, next to underground of Hanshin Department Store. The Hanshin station first opened on December 21, 1906 as a ground level station and moved to the present underground location on March 21, 1939.

Osaka-umeda Station 大阪梅田駅
Hankyu Railway station
Platforms of Hankyu Umeda Station
Location	1-2, Shibata Itchōme, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°42′19.85″N 135°29′53.92″E
Operated by	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Hankyu Kobe Line Hankyu Takarazuka Line Hankyu Kyoto Line
Other information
Station code	HK-01
History
Opened	1910

The Umeda terminal of Hankyu Railway (officially Osaka-umeda Station, but commonly called Hankyu Osaka-umeda Station) is located northeast of Ōsaka Station.

The station first opened on March 10, 1910, as a ground-level station. The original location of the station was southeast of Ōsaka Station and the Hankyu (then Minoo-Arima Electric Tramway) tracks crossed the Tōkaidō Main Line by an overpass. The station was elevated on July 5, 1926.

The former "Lagare Vision" screen of Hankyu Umeda Station

When Osaka Station was elevated in 1934, Hankyu's elevated tracks were forced to be removed and new Umeda Station was built to handle new ground-level tracks. The switching of tracks were carried out on June 1, 1934. This station facility was used until November 28, 1971, when the move of station to the present location was completed. This move was because of a sharp increase of transit, which forced Hankyu to operate 8-car trains. The existence of JNR tracks on the northern end of the 1934 station prevented the expansion of the station so that the station could not handle long trains.

After the opening of the current huge elevated station, spaces around and beneath the station, as well as the site of former station, were extensively redeveloped. One of the symbols of the commercial complex surrounding the station is the BIG MAN video screen above the Kinokuniya bookshop, common and necessary places to meet in this bustling railway station.

The Hankyu Department Store, built next to the station in 1929, was a pioneer of the successful business model of department stores run by urban railway companies in Japan. The store is still in business at the original location even after the move of the station (as of 2007, the reconstruction of the store building is in progress).

Umeda Station 梅田駅
Osaka Metro station
Station mezzanine
Location	8-6, Kakudachō, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°42′10.22″N 135°29′51.89″E
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Subway Midosuji Line
Platforms	2 inter-connected side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	M16
History
Opened	May 20, 1933 (temporary station) October 6, 1935 (permanent station)
Closed	October 5, 1935 (temporary station)
Rebuilt	1989
Passengers
FY2016	431,007 daily[1]

Umeda is the transferring point of three lines of the metro: the Midōsuji Line, the Tanimachi Line and the Yotsubashi Line. Among them, only the Midōsuji Line station is named Umeda, with the station number M16. The Tanimachi Line station is Higashi-Umeda (meaning "East Umeda") and the Yotsubashi Line station is Nishi-Umeda (meaning "West Umeda"). These three stations are connected with each other by underground walkways. Regular tickets of the subway, Surutto Kansai cards and IC cards are valid until the passenger gets out the ticket barrier of the station. The transfer between the three Umeda stations is an exception of this principle; the fare can be calculated as one travel as if the passengers do not exit the station provided the passengers transfer within 30 minutes.[2]

Umeda Station on the Midōsuji Line started its operation on May 20, 1933, as a temporary station. The station was moved to the present location on October 6, 1935. Originally the station with an island platform and two tracks was built amid one tunnel, but on November 5, 1989, the station was expanded to a tunnel that existed next to the station (built for Tanimachi Line but due to change of plan remained unused for decades). The two tunnels are separated by a wall with some passages.

Layout

Platform 1 (for southbound trains)

Platform 2 (for northbound trains)

• There is an island platform with two tracks on the second basement. There is a wall with passages in the center of the platform. On the upper level of the platform, there are north, center-north-west, center-north-east, center-south and south ticket gates.

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, connection to Hankyu lines
B1F	Mezzanine	Ticket gates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent, shopping arcade, restrooms Passageways to Yotsubashi Line, Tanimachi Line, and Hanshin Main Line platforms
B2F Platform level	Platform 1	Midosuji Line towards Nakamozu (Yodoyabashi) →
	Half of island platform, doors will open on the right
	Half of island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2	← Midosuji Line towards Esaka (Nakatsu) (Through service to Senri-Chūō on the Kitakyu Namboku Line)

1	■ Midosuji Line	southbound for Tennoji and Nakamozu
2	■ Midosuji Line	northbound for Shin-Ōsaka and Senri-Chūō

Umeda Freight Terminal of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) was a freight terminal on the Umeda Branchline (unofficial name) of the Tōkaidō Main Line owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station was built to separate freight services from Ōsaka Station and began operation on December 1, 1928.[3] The yard of the terminal was located to the north, literally in the backyard, of the Ōsaka Station.

The freight terminal ceased to handle freight on March 16, 2013 and its function was succeeded by newly established Suita Freight Terminal and other nearby yards.[4] The station was officially closed on March 31, 2013.[5] The site, commonly called Ōsaka Station North Area (大阪駅北地区, Ōsaka-eki Kita-chiku) or Ume-kita (うめきた), will be redeveloped.[6]

The JR West Limited Express trains still use the freight line to transfer from the Osaka Loop Line to the JR Kyoto Line bypassing Ōsaka Station. No passenger trains have stopped at Umeda Station of JR Freight.

Hankyu Department Store

Hilton Osaka (left) and office buildings

Umeda station north entry

• Hankyu Department Store, Hanshin Department Store (Both are owned by Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.)
• HEP Navio
  • Hankyu Men's
  • TOHO Cinemas Umeda
• HEP Five
• Hankyu San-Bangai
  • Books Kinokuniya
• Hankyu Terminal Building
  • Hankyu 17 bangai
• Hankyu Grand Building
  • Hankyu 32 bandai
• Kitano Hankyu Building
  • D.D.House
• Shin-Hankyu Building
  • Shin-Hankyu Hachi-Bangai
• Hankyu Kappa Yokocho
• Hankyu Kosho no Machi
• Sonezaki Police Station
• Asahiya Shoten
• EST
• South Gate Building
  • Daimaru Umeda
  • Pokémon Center Osaka
  • Hotel Granvia Osaka
• North Gate Building
  • Lucua
  • JR Osaka Isetan-Mitsukoshi
  • Osaka Station City Cinema
  • ITOCHU
• Umeda Center Building
  • the headquarters of Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  • the headquarters of NTT Data Sekisui Systems Corporation
  • Animate Umeda
• Yodobashi Umeda (Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda, Comme Ça Store, etc.)
• Chayamachi Applause
  • Umeda Arts Theater
  • Hotel Hankyu International
• NU Chayamachi
• Chaska Chayamachi
  • Maruzen & Junkudo Umeda
• Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (MBS)
• Umeda Loft
• Osaka Marubiru
• Umeda DT Tower
• E-MA
• Diamor Osaka
• Whity Umeda
• the Hilton Plaza East
  • Hilton Osaka
  • Junkudo Umeda
• the Hilton Plaza West
• Osaka Garden City
  • • the Ritz-Carlton Osaka
    • Osaka Shiki Theatre
    • Billboard live Osaka
• Shin Umeda City
  • Umeda Sky Building
  • the Westin Osaka

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