Umeda Station (梅田駅, Umeda-eki?) is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.
Umeda Station is served by the following railways:
- Hankyu Railway (Kōbe Line, Kyōto Line, Takarazuka Line)
- Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line)
- Osaka Municipal Subway (Midōsuji Line, Station number: M16)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Umeda Freight Branch of Tōkaidō Main Line) - freight only
The nearby stations Ōsaka (JR West), Kitashinchi (JR West Tōzai Line), Nishi-Umeda (Osaka Subway Yotsubashi Line, Y11) and Higashi-Umeda (Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line, T20) are within walking distance and connected by a large complex of underground malls.
Read more about Umeda Station: Hanshin Railway, Hankyu Railway, Osaka Municipal Subway, Japan Freight Railway, Surroundings
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