is a railway station in

Jūsō 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. Situated across the Yodo River from central Osaka ...

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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. The six-track trunk line from

Umeda Station is a railway station 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: *Hankyu Railway ( K� ...

diverges into the three

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s of the

Hankyu Kobe Line , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

, the

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and the

Hankyu Takarazuka Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Umeda Station in downtown Osaka with Takarazuka Station in Takarazuka, Hyogo. It has a branch line, the Minoo Line, and the Nose Electric Rai ...

at this station. The area surrounding the station is an extensive shopping and entertainment district.

Station layout

This station has two

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s and two

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s serving six tracks on the ground level, enabling to change trains from the Kobe Line for Umeda to the Takarazuka Line for Takarazuka and Minoo on one island platform between Tracks 2 and 3, and from the Takarazuka Line for Umeda to the Kyoto Line for Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama) and Kita-Senri on another island platform between Tracks 4 and 5. The platforms are connected by two transfer concourses, one elevated and one underground. The east gate connects directly to platform 6 while the west gate connects directly to platform 1. Several shops and

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s serving transferring passengers are located inside the station. There is a returning track in the south of the station between the Kobe Line and the Takarazuka Line. The track is used for the trains for the Kobe Line and the Takarazuka Line running to and from Shojaku Workshop for maintenance, and for seasonal trains running between Kobe or Takarazuka and Arashiyama via the Kobe Line and the Kyoto Line. Zyusou Sta Name Kobe Line.JPG, Tracks 1-2 (Kobe Line) Zyusou Sta Home Kobe Line.JPG, Tracks 1-2 (Kobe Line) Zyusou Sta Name Takaraduka Line.JPG, Tracks 3-4 (Takarazuka Line) Zyusou Takaraduka Line Home.JPG, Tracks 3-4 (Takarazuka Line) Zyusou Sta Name Kyoto Line.JPG, Tracks 5-6 (Kyoto Line) Zyusou Kyoto Line Home.JPG, Tracks 5-6 (Kyoto Line)

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 10 March 1910, as a stop on the Minoo-Arima Railway (today's Takarazuka Line). The Kobe Line was added in 1920. In 1921, the North Osaka Electric Railway began service between Juso and Senriyama; this line was acquired by the

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

and was extended from

Awaji Station is a railway station in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private operator Hankyu Railway. Lines Awaji Station is an intersection of the following two Hankyu Railway lines: *Hankyu Senri Line *Hankyu Kyoto Line In March 2019, ...

to both Kyoto and central Osaka. Keihan and Hankyu merged in 1943, bringing all of Juso's lines under common ownership. While Keihan was again spun off as a separate company in 1949, Hankyu retained the Juso-Kyoto and Senriyama lines. Juso served as the terminal of the Kyoto Main Line until 1959, when the line was extended to Umeda. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-03.

References

External links

Juso Station
from Hankyu Railway website {{DEFAULTSORT:Juso Railway stations in Osaka Hankyū Kōbe Main Line Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910