Fukushima Station (Osaka)

Fukushima Station (福島駅, Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway.

Fukushima 福島
General information
Location	Fukushima, Osaka, Osaka Japan
Coordinates	37°45′14″N 140°27′34″E
Operated by	JR West Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line Hanshin Main Line
Location

Lines

Fukushima Station is served by the JR West Osaka Loop Line and the Hanshin Main Line. It is close to Shin-Fukushima Station on the JR Tōzai Line.

JR West

Fukushima Station 福島
JR West Fukushima Station
General information
Location	7-1-3 Fukushima （大阪府大阪市福島区福島7丁目1番3号） Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Osaka Loop Line
Other information
Station code	JR-O12
History
Opened	1898

Platforms

The JR West station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.

1	■ Osaka Loop Line	inner track for Nishikujo, Bentencho, Shin-Imamiya and Universal City
2	■ Osaka Loop Line	outer track for Osaka and Kyobashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Loop Line
Osaka		Local		Noda
Osaka		Regional Rapid		Noda
Osaka		Direct Rapid (Clockwise trains only)		Noda
Osaka		Yamatoji Rapid		Nishikujo
Osaka		Rapid		Nishikujo
Osaka		Kansai Airport Rapid		Nishikujo
Osaka		Kishuji Rapid		Nishikujo
Rapid (only running from Shin-Osaka for Wakayama): Does not stop at this station
B Rapid (only running from Wakayama to Shin-Osaka): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kuroshio (running from Shingu to Shin-Osaka): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Fukushima being assigned station number JR-O12.^[1][2]

Hanshin

Fukushima Station 福島
Hanshin Railway station entrance May 2008
General information
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	Hanshin Main Line
Other information
Station code	HS 02
History
Opened	1905

Platforms

The station consists of two underground side platforms serving two tracks.

	■ Main Line	to Osaka-Umeda
	■ Main Line	for Amagasaki, Koshien, Kobe Sannomiya, Akashi and Himeji

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hanshin Main Line
Osaka-Umeda (HS 01)		Local		Noda (HS 03)
Osaka-Umeda (HS 01)		Morning Express		Noda (HS 03)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Hanshin Limited Express Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

What is now the JR West station opened on 5 April 1898.^[3]

The Hanshin Electric Railway station opened on 12 April 1905.^[4]

Surrounding area

Map of the roads and rail lines serving the Fukushima ward of Osaka.

• Shin-Fukushima Station (JR Tōzai Line)
• Nakanoshima Station (Keihan Nakanoshima Line)
• Hotel Hanshin
• Hotarumachi
  • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
  • ABC Hall
  • Dojima River Forum