Juso Station
Encyclopedia
is a station
of Hankyu Railway
located in Jūsō
, Yodogawa-ku
, Osaka
, Japan
. The six-track trunk line from Umeda Station
diverges into the three double track
s of the Kobe Line
, the Kyoto Line and the Takarazuka Line at this station.
The station opened on March 10, 1910 as a stop of the Takarazuka Line. The Kobe and Kyoto Lines were later constructed.
The surrounding area of the station is an extensive shopping and entertainment district. However, a large number of the users of the station just transfer the trains here and do not exit the station. Several shops and restaurant
s for transferring passengers are located inside the station facility.
It is reported that there is a plan of an extension of Yotsubashi Line subway from Nishi-Umeda Station
to Shin-Osaka Station
through Jūsō.
s and two side platform
s with six tracks on the ground level.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of Hankyu Railway
Hankyu Railway
is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
located in Jūsō
Juso
is an area in Yodogawa-ku in north central Osaka, Japan. The core of the area is Jūsō Station, the hub station of the Hankyu Railway system. The area typifies the unique culture of Osaka....
, Yodogawa-ku
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located in the north of the city.-Economy:Nissin Foods has its corporate headquarters in Yodogawa-ku. The company moved to its current headquarters in 1977, when the construction of the building was completed....
, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The six-track trunk line from Umeda Station
Umeda Station
is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...
diverges into the three double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
s of the Kobe Line
Hankyu Kobe Line
The of Hankyu Railway is one of the three major commuter heavy rail line in the Keihanshin conurbation of Japan. It links the urban centres of Osaka and Kobe by connecting the major stations of Umeda in Osaka and Sannomiya in Kobe....
, the Kyoto Line and the Takarazuka Line at this station.
The station opened on March 10, 1910 as a stop of the Takarazuka Line. The Kobe and Kyoto Lines were later constructed.
The surrounding area of the station is an extensive shopping and entertainment district. However, a large number of the users of the station just transfer the trains here and do not exit the station. Several shops and restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s for transferring passengers are located inside the station facility.
It is reported that there is a plan of an extension of Yotsubashi Line subway from Nishi-Umeda Station
Nishi-Umeda Station
is the terminus of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd...
to Shin-Osaka Station
Shin-Osaka Station
is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....
through Jūsō.
Layout
There are two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with six tracks on the ground level.
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