Nishikujō Station

Nishikujō Station (西九条駅, Nishikujō-eki) is a railway station located in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is served by the Osaka Loop Line and the Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) as well as the Hanshin Namba Line owned by Hanshin Electric Railway.

JR West

Nishikujō Station 西九条駅
JR West station
JR West Nishikujō Station (2005)
Location	1-32-18 Nishikujō, Konohana, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市此花区西九条一丁目32-18） Japan
Coordinates	34°40′57.59″N 135°28′0.44″E / 34.6826639°N 135.4667889°E / 34.6826639; 135.4667889
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line, Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line)
History
Opened	1898
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	24,556 daily

At Nishikujō Station, regardless of the train type, through trains to/from the Osaka Loop Line and Sakurajima Line trains arrive and depart from center platforms 2 and 3 (there are two platforms on either side of a single central track). Also, some Osaka-bound trains depart from the Loop Line clockwise-bound platform and some Sakurajima-bound trains from the Loop Line counterclockwise platform.

Station layout

There are two island platforms with three tracks elevated.

Adjacent stations

Hanshin Electric Railway

Nishikujō Station 西九条駅
Hanshin Railway station
East entrance (2009)
Location	3-15 Nishikujō, Konohana, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市此花区西九条3丁目15） Japan
Coordinates	34°40′57.39″N 135°27′57.32″E / 34.6826083°N 135.4659222°E / 34.6826083; 135.4659222
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hanshin Namba Line
Other information
Station code	HS 45
History
Opened	1964
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	22,071 daily

The station opened on May 21, 1964.

Station layout

The station was constructed with the level of tracks which cross over the Osaka Loop Line to schedule to extend to Namba.

The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving a track each. When the station opened, Platform 1 was rarely used while Platform 2 was used for trains bound for Amagasaki. Between 1965 and 1974 when Nishi-Osaka limited express trains were operated, Platform 1 was used for these trains. Until the opening of the Hanshin Namba Line in 2009, the track (platform) was used as the arrival platform from January 23 until February 23.

Adjacent stations

All rapid express trains pass Chidoribashi, Dempo, Fuku, Dekijima, and Daimotsu every day from March 20, 2012, and suburban semi-express trains run to Amagasaki instead.^{[Hanshin 1][Hanshin 2]}

Surrounding area

• Yoshinoya JR Nishikujo
• Nishikujo Park
• Asahibashi Park, Nishikujo Community Plaza
• Creo Osaka West Building
• Osaka Municipal Fire Department Konohana Fire Station Nishikujo Branch
• Ajikawa Tunnel

Bus service

Operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

• Nishikujō (West side of Nishikujō Station)
  • Route 82: for Takami Itchome
• Nishikujō (North side of Nishikujō Station)
  • Route 56: for Torishima Shako-mae via Kasugade and Shimaya / for Osaka ekimae (Osaka Station) via Subway Tamagawa and Fukushima-nishi-dori
  • Route 59: for Torishima Shako-mae and Hokko Yacht Harbor / for Nodahanshin-mae and Osaka ekimae (Osaka Station) via Fukushima Kuyakusho-mae
  • Route 79: for Sakurajima Sanchome via Kasugade-minami Nichome and Shimaya
  • Route 81: for Maishima Sports Island

References