Kunijima Station

Kunijima Station 柴島駅
Tracks and side platforms
General information
Location	Higashiyodogawa, Osaka, Osaka Japan
Operated by	Hankyu
Line(s)	Hankyu Senri Line
Other information
Station code	HK87
History
Opened	October 15, 1925

Kunijima Station (柴島駅, Kunijima Eki, station number: HK-87) is a railway station on the Hankyu Senri Line in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each connecting with a footbridge. Ticket gate is located on the side platform for Tengachaya.[1]

	■ Senri Line	southbound (for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome and Tengachaya)
	■ Senri Line	northbound (for Kita-Senri and Takatsuki-shi)

History

The station opened on October 15, 1925 when the line between Tenjinbashi (present-day Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme) and Awaji opened.[2]

Future plans

Construction is underway for grade separation. Work is being done as of 2019 to elevate a 3.8 km (2.4 mi) section of the Senri Line between this station and Shimo-Shinjō Station.[3] Originally planned to be opened by 2020, various delays have resulted in the opening being pushed to 2031.[4]

Surroundings

• Kunijima Purification Plant (Osaka City Waterworks Bureau)
• Kunijima Castle
• Kunijima Shrine
• Osaka Prefectural Kunijima High School
• Osaka Municipal Kunijima Junior High School
• Sozenji Station (Kyoto Line)
• Higashiyodogawa Kunijima Post Office

Stations next to Kunijima

«		Service	»
Hankyu Senri Line (HK-87)
Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome (K11)		Local		Awaji (HK-63)
Semi-Express (Sakaisuji Semi-Express): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hozu": Does not stop at this station

References

1. "柴島駅 千里線｜時刻表 構内図 おでかけ情報｜阪急電鉄". Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 116. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
3. "阪急電鉄京都線・千里線（淡路駅付近）連続立体交差事業" [Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line / Senri Line (near Awaji Station) continuous grade crossing project]. Osaka City Online (in Japanese). 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
4. "阪急立体交差事業で690億円増 大阪市試算" [69 billion yen increase in Hankyu grade crossing project]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

External links

• (in Japanese) Kunjima Station from Hankyu Railway website

34°43′41.62″N 135°30′41.16″E