is a railway station located in Konohana-ku

Konohana-ku, Osaka

is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.-External links:*...

, 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

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. It is served by the Osaka Loop Line

Osaka Loop Line

The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...

 and the Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line)

Sakurajima Line

The is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company running from Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the...

 owned by West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West) as well as the Hanshin Namba Line owned by Hanshin Electric Railway

Hanshin Electric Railway

is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...

.

JR West

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

Station layout

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

Three are two side platforms with two tracks elevated. 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

Bus service

Operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

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• Nishikujō (West side of Nishikujō Station)
  • Route 82: for Takami Itchome
  • Konohana Loop (mini non-step bus): for Chidoribashi and Kasugade
• Nishikujō (North side of Nishikujō Station)
  • Route 43: for via Juso
  • Route 56: for Torishima Shako-mae via Chidoribashi and Kasugade / for via Fukushima-nishi-dori
  • Route 59: for Hokko Yacht Harbor / for Osaka ekimae (Osaka Station) via Sagisu
  • Route 59A: for Torishima Shako-mae via Dempo
  • Route 77: for Torishima Shako-mae via Dempo / for
  • Route 79: for Universal Studios Japan via Hokko Nichome
  • Route 81: for Maishima Sports Island / for Nodahanshin-mae