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The JR Tozai Line for Amagasaki

The JR Tozai Line is an underground rail service that runs between Kyobashi Station in Osaka and Amagasaki Station in Hyogo Prefecture. It provides an important commuter rail link between central Osaka in the east and the city of Amagasaki in the west. For this reason it is named “Tozai” which means “east and west.” This line is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass.

A Rapid Service on the Tozai Line bound for Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture

A Rapid Service on the Tozai Line bound for Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture

Key Destinations

There are 9 stations on the JR Tozai Line. These are as follows:

Kyobashi > Osakajo-kitazume > Osaka-Temmangu > Kitashinchi > Shin-Fukushima > Ebie > Mitejima > Kashima > Amagasaki

Though Kyobashi and Amagasaki are the terminal stations of the JR Tozai Line, many trains that run on this line continue on beyond it. Trains heading west may continue past Amagasaki on the JR Kobe Line all the way to Nishi-Akashi Station in Akashi City. Trains heading east may continue on the JR Katamachi Line (also called the Gakkentoshi Line) to Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture. All the key destinations and transfer points on the JR Tozai Line are given below with fares and train times given from Kyobashi Station.

West bound trains on the JR Tozai Line run on to destinations in Kobe and beyond

West bound trains on the JR Tozai Line run on to destinations in Kobe and beyond

Kyobashi Station

Kyobashi is a large commercial and entertainment district, packed with bars and restaurants.
Kyobashi is also an important transportation hub as there are three stations here which are run by JR West, Keihan Railways and the Osaka Municipal Subway.

At JR Kyobashi Station transfer to the Osaka Loop Line, and the JR Katamachi Line which connects with Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture.

At Keihan Kyobashi Station transfer to the Keihan Main Line which runs between Osaka and Kyoto. Osaka bound trains diverge here for final destinations Yodoyabashi Station or Nakanoshima Station.

At the Osaka Municipal Subway Kyobashi Station transfer to the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Subway Line.

Osakajo-kitazume Station

Exit here for the Fujita Art Museum and the Sakuranomiya Park.

  Train fare: 120 yen
  Train time: 1 minute

Osaka-Temmangu Station

This station is close to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine which dates from 949 AD and is the home of the Tenjin Matsuri festival which takes place every July 24th and 25th. This is Osaka’s biggest festival and one of the three great festivals of Japan.

Transfers can be made at nearby Minami-morimachi Station to the Sakaisuji and Tanimachi subway lines.

  Train fare: 120 yen
  Train time: 3 minutes

Kitashinchi Station

The Kitashinchi of Umeda is most famous for its nightlife and is packed with restaurants, clubs, and bars. Kitashinchi Station is a 7 minute walk south of the Osaka Station and is located in the same network of underground tunnels that are also home to Higashi-Umeda Station, Nishi-Umeda Station and Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station. Though this station is technically separate from Osaka Station it is connected to it by an underground walkway, and with the correct ticket or through pass it is possible to make free transfers between these two stations. The following transfers can be made at nearby stations.

At Osaka Station transfer to the west bound JR Kobe Line for Kobe and Himeji, the JR Kyoto Line for Kyoto, and the JR Takarazuka Line for northern Kyoto Prefecture. There are also limited express services for Hokuriku, Tottori, and Takayama.

At Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station transfer to Hankyu lines for Kobe, Kyoto and Takarazuka and at Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station transfer to the Hanshin Main Line which also serves Kobe.

At Umeda Subway Station transfer to the Midosuji Line, at Higashi-Umeda Subway Station to the Tanimachi Line and at Nishi-Umeda Station to the Yotsubashi Line.

  Train fare: 160 yen
  Train time: 6 minutes

Shin-Fukushima Station

Shin-Fukushima Station is close to Fukushima Station and there you can transfer to the Osaka Loop Line and Hanshin Main Line.

  Train fare: 160 yen
  Train time: 8 minutes

Ebie Station

Ebie Station is close to two other stations, the Hanshin Noda Station, where transfers can be made to the Hanshin Main Line and Nodahanshin Station where transfers can be made to the Sennichimae Subway Line.

  Train fare: 160 yen
  Train time: 10 minutes

Amagasaki Station

This station serves the city of Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture and it is the western terminus of the Tozai Line. Transfer here to the JR Kobe Line and the JR Takarazuka Line.

  Train fare: 220 yen
  Train time: 19 minutes

Platform safety gates at Kitashinchi Station

Platform safety gates at Kitashinchi Station

Useful Links

To see how the JR Tozai Line fits into the wider JR rail network, download the JR Line Route Map for the Kinki area.

To plan your journey on JR rail lines, use the JR West Timetable and Farefinder.

Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

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