Development projectOSAKA STATION CITY

Shinya MORITAWest Japan Railway Company

Construction Department

Intercity and regional

service area

Urban Network area

Sanyo Shinkansen

• Operating area– Western part of Honshu and Northern tip of Kyushu

– About 1/3 of total population and GDP in Japan

• Railway operations– Sanyo Shinkansen

– Urban Network（Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area）

– Intercity and regional services

Hakata

(Fukuoka)

Shin-Osaka

TokyoKokura

HiroshimaOkayama

KyotoNagoya

Shin-Kobe

Sanyo Shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen

（JR-Central）（JR-West）

Shinagawa

Osaka Station North District

Yodo river

Osaka

Station

About 24 ha

• Outline of West Japan Railway Company

- Operating Area、Osaka Station North District

• History of Osaka Station

• Outline of Development Project of Osaka Station

1. Construction of Plazas and Pathways

2. Improvement of Station Equipment

3. Construction of New Station Building

4. Extension of "Acty Osaka"

• Present Situation of Construction

Outline of Presentation

① Construction of plazas and pathways

③ Construction of new station building

② Improvement of station equipment

④ Extension of "Acty Osaka"

Discovery. Impression. OSAKA Grand Station

Concept

・ Congestion around ticket gates, stairs and corridors due to the increase of passengers

・ Passenger increase is expected because of the development of surrounding areas

(e.g. North Yard)

・ Responding to concerns for universal designs

・ Responding to requests for a station with multi functions

Issues

Outline of Development Project of Osaka Station

4th (1979~)

Dome

Extension Newly-built

1. Construction of plazas and pathways

（Acty Osaka）

Extention

DomeJapanese style plaza

Roof farm

Roof Plaza

For North

District of

Osaka Station

For South

District of

Osaka Station

Sun plaza

South Gate Plaza

North Gate Plaza

Bridge

Under groundGround floor concourse

2F2F

Central gate

Platform 4Platform 5

Platform 6 Before Improvement

Platform 3

Platform 2

Platform 1

Loop line platform

Sakurabashi gate

Pathway on mezzanine floor

Midousuji gate

Pathway on mezzanine floor

2. Improvement of station equipment

North/south

pathwayAfter Improvement

Platform 1

Loop line platform

Platform 2

Platform 3

Platform 4Platform 5

Transfer

pathway

Construction station on bridge

Widening of ticket gates

and pathway areas

Congestion around

ticket gates

Congestion on passenger

transfer pathways

Congestion on

platforms and stairs

Construction of wide 1st floor concourse

Installing many escalators

3. Construction of new station building

<Scale>

Floor space: approx 210,000m2

3 basement floors

28 stories

Height: 150mTop floor restaurant

Department storeSpecially stores

Cinema complex

Office (14F~27F)

Fitness club etc

North Gate Plaza

Existing building

(“Acty Osaka”)

<Scale: Extension areas>

Floor space: approx 35,000m2

2 basement floors

16 stories

Height: 71m

Department store

South Gate Plaza

Sun plaza

4. Extension of "Acty Osaka"

Present Situation of Construction

South Gate

Building

North Gate PlazaRoof plaza

Grand Opening on May 4, 2011