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Umeda Station JR Osaka Station(Sakurabashi Gate) Umeda Station JR Osaka Station(Sakurabashi Gate) Station staff' room Airport bus ・highway bus terminal HERBIS OSAKA Add value mashine JR Osaka Station(Central Gate) The Riz-Carlton Osaka Southgate Buiding HERBIS ENT Hotel Granbia Osaka BREEZE BREEZE North Gate Building JR Highway Bus Terminal Adjustment machine Subway Yotusbashi line Nishi-Umeda Station Add value mashine GRAND FRONT OSAKA JR Kitashinchi Station The Hilton Plaza West Gate Airport bus Terminal city bus Terminal Taxi stand Restaurants Dept Store Basement1 : West Gate gate Department Store Gate Station staff' room Adjustment machine Hanshin Subway Midosuji Line Umeda Station Depat Store Subway Tanimachi Higashi-Umeda Station Hankyu Umeda Station Highway bus terminal(HanKyu Sanbangai) Hanshin Koku Travel Salon Airport bus terminal(Hotel New-Hankyu Mae) DIAMOR OSAKA JR Kitashinchi Station Airport bus terminal Stairs closed (Hilton Osaka) Station master' office Adjustment machine Add value mashine JR Osaka Station(Midosuji Gate) Platform only for arrival Add value mashine JR Osaka Station(South Gate) City bus stop Basement 2 : East Gate Taxi stand Platform only for arrival Subway Midosuji Line Umeda Station Information desk Elevator Stairs closed Hankyu Umeda Platform only for arrival Station Ticket counter Escalator Under East Gate Shop Toilet construction ATM Wheelchair restroom Under Whity Umeda Coin lockers Multifunctional toilet construction Subway Tanimachi Higashi-Umeda Station Telephone Emergency call button Platform Guide Osaka-ekimae building Limited Express (For Kobe-Sannomiya) Shin-hankyu building Express (For Kobe-Sannomiya) Local(For Kobe-Sannomiya).
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