is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

Kintetsu Railway

Kyoto Line

Building

The elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks.

Fushimi Station (Kyoto)

Platforms

History

The location of the station was a site of former Fushimi Station on the government-run Nara Line railway. Since a reroute of the Nara Line to the present route (via Inari Station) in 1921, Fushimi Station had been a terminal of a freight branch until its closure about two months before the opening of the present station.

Fushimi Station (Kyoto)

September 5, 1895 - The station opens as a station of Nara Railway

February 7, 1905 - Nara Railway merges into Kansai Railway

October 1, 1907 - Kansai Railway is nationalized

August 1, 1921 - The line between Kyoto and Fushimi closes; Fushimi Station survives as a freight station September 3, 1928 - The freight line between Fushimi and Momoyama closes and Fushimi Station closes November 15, 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad October 1, 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu

Fushimi Station (Kyoto)

Adjacent stations

References

External links

Station Facilities and Service

Station Map

Railway stations in Kyoto

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1895

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928