Development of the Area to the North of Osaka Station Utilizing the Former Umeda Freight Depot (Umekita Urban Development)

and the Project to Build a New Station and Undergrounded Section of Track Necessary for Urban Development

Naoko Fukase

West Japan Railway Company, Japan

SMART STATIONS IN SMART CITIES6th International Conference on Railway Stations

Madrid, 19‐21 OCTOBER 2017

★TOKYO★OSAKA

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Osaka’s location

OsakaKobe

Wakayama

Kyoto

50 km

20 min.

30 min.35 min.

80 min.

Nara

Kansai International Airport

Kinkakuji Temple (Kyoto)

Daibutsu (Nara)

Kobe Port (Kobe)

Nankishirahama (Wakayama)

The Kinki region around Osaka

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Top-priority urban renewal zone

Area around Osaka Station

Urban Renewal in Central OsakaOsaka Station City

Opened in May 2011

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２期開発地区

２期開発地区

ディアモール大阪

駅前広場

（計画）

１期開発地区

JR 北新地駅

Stage 2 Development Zone

Stage 2 DevelopmentZone

DiamorOsaka

Station Plaza

（Planned）

Stage 1 development zone

JR Kitashinchi Stn.

Around 2.5 million passengers per day

The Area around Osaka Station

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Freight Station

The Area around Osaka Station

Tokaido Line branch line

An obstacle to straightforward urban developmentPage5

Osaka

Wakayama

Nara

Kyoto

Kansai Airport

Shin-Osaka

Kobe

HARUKA (Limited express)

Tokaido Line

Tokaido Line

Shinkansen line

Osaka Loop Line

Kansai Airport Line

Tokaido Line feeder line

- Limited expresses trains to the airport do not stop at Osaka Station

Tokaido Line branch line

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The Undergrounded Section of Track and New Station

Tokaido Line branch line1st stage

development zone[Approx. 7 ha]

Opened in 2013

Municipal park

Facilitating efficient use of urban space

Undergrounded section of track

2nd stage [Approx. 24 ha]

Scheduled to be completed in 2026

New stationScheduled to be

completed in 2023

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Kansai Airport

Osaka

Wakayama

Nara

Kyoto

Shin-Osaka

KobeTokaido Line

Tokaido Line

Shinkansen line

Osaka Loop Line

Kansai Airport Line Page8

New station

The effect of the new station

- Limited expresses trains to the airport do not stop at Osaka Station

Limited express trains to the airport will be able to stop at

Osaka Station

HARUKA (Limited express)Usage situation

Osaka

Wakayama

Nara

Kyoto

Shin-Osaka

Kobe

Major cities overseas

- Boost links with cities in the Kinki region

- Improve access to Kansai International Airport

Strengthen function as a gateway to the global community

Develop into a venue for wide-ranging interactions

The Significance of Undergrounding the Track and Building a New Station

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Kansai Airport（Kansai International Airport）

The current state of the site

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Thank you very much for listening.

SMART STATIONS IN SMART CITIES6th International Conference on Railway Stations

Madrid, 19‐21 OCTOBER 2017