Fuse Station

Fuse Station (布施駅, Fuse-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Fuse Station 布施駅
Fuse Station, North Exit, August 2021
General information
Location	1-Chodo, Higashiōsaka City, Osaka Prefecture 577-0056 Japan
Coordinates	34°39′50.82″N 135°33′47.56″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	D Osaka Line A Kintetsu-Nara Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	8 (4 bypass)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A06   D06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 April 1914; 111 years ago (1914-04-30)
Previous names	Fukae; Ajiro (until 1925)
Passengers
FY2021	32,374 daily
Track layout Legend Nara Line (4th level) ↑Imazato 7 6 ↓Kawachi-Eiwa Osaka Line (3rd level) ↑Imazato 3 2 ↓Shuntokumichi
Location Fuse Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Fuse Station Fuse Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Fuse Station Fuse Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fuse Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 4.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station. It is also the nominal terminus of the Nara Line and is 26.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kintetsu Nara Station.

Station layout

The station has four levels; the first two levels are Kintetsu Department Store, the third level is for the Osaka Line, and the fourth level is for the Nara Line. There is an island platform serving 2 tracks between 2 passing tracks each on the third level and the fourth levels.

3rd level

2	■ Osaka Line	for Kawachi-Kokubu, Yamato-Yagi and Ise-Nakagawa
3	■ Osaka Line	for Ōsaka Uehommachi

4th level

6	■ Nara Line	for Higashi-Hanazono, Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji and Nara
7	■ Nara Line	for Ōsaka Namba, Amagasaki and Kōbe Sannomiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Osaka Line (D06)
Imazato (D05)		Local		Shuntokumichi (D07)
Tsuruhashi (D04)		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Kintetsu Yao (D11)
Tsuruhashi (D04)		Express		Kawachi-Kokubu (D18)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Tsuruhashi (D04)		Limited Express (Ōsaka Uehommachi - Ujiyamada or Toba, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.)		Yamato-Yagi
Limited Express (others): Does not stop at this station
Kintetsu Nara Line (A06)
Imazato (A05)		Local		Kawachi-Eiwa (A07)
Tsuruhashi (A04)		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Kawachi-Kosaka (A08)
Tsuruhashi (A04)		Express		Ishikiri (A16)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Bus

North

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Fuse-ekimae)

• Route 12 for Abenobashi
• Route 86 for Kami-Shinjo-ekimae

Osaka Bus Co., Ltd. (Higashi-Osaka Fuse)

• for Kyoto
• for Nagoya
• for Tokyo

South

Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. (Fuse-ekimae)

• Bus stop 1
  • Route 92 (Fuse Route) for JR Hanaten-ekimae
• Bus stop 2
  • Route 40 (Kami Route) for Hirano-ekimae
• Bus stop 3
  • Route 54 (Kami-Kosaka Route) for Shoinhigashi-mae (only 1 bus on Saturday mornings)

History

Fuse Station opened on April 30, 1914, as Fukae Station (深江駅) of the Osaka Electric Railway Co. (Daiki). In March 1922 it was renamed Ajiro Station (足代駅), and renamed again to its present name in September 1925. In 1941, Daiki merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway Co. and Fuse Station became a train station of Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway Co. (Kankyu), which became part of Kintetsu in 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 39,370 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kintetsu Department Store Higashiosaka

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan