Kunijima Station Explained

Kunijima Station
Native Name:	柴島駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Higashiyodogawa, Osaka, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hankyu
Line:	Hankyu Senri Line
Code:	HK87
Opened:	October 15, 1925

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]

History

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

Future plans

Construction is underway for grade separation. Work is being done as of 2019 to elevate a 3.8km (02.4miles) 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

External links

• Kunjima Station from Hankyu Railway website

34.7282°N 135.5114°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 柴島駅 千里線｜時刻表 構内図 おでかけ情報｜阪急電鉄. November 12, 2014.
2. Book: Hankyu Corporation. ja:阪急ステーション. Hankyu Stations. April 2001. Hankyu Corporation. Osaka. Japanese. 4-89485-051-6. 116.
3. Web site: 28 June 2019 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330032555/https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kensetsu/page/0000160751.html . 30 March 2022 . 29 May 2022 . Osaka City Online . ja.
4. Web site: 10 March 2022 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408235603/https://www.sankei.com/article/20220310-XSTNGESZQRPP7CUMIB5K2ARS7I/ . 8 April 2022 . 15 September 2022 . Sankei Shimbun . ja.