Fushimi Station (Kyoto)

Fushimi Station 伏見駅
Location
Prefecture	Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto)
City	Kyoto
Ward	Fushimi
History
Year opened	1928
Rail services
Operator(s)	Kintetsu
Line(s)	Kyoto Line

Fushimi Station (伏見駅, Fushimi-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line located in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Kyoto Line

Building

The elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks.

Platforms

History

1895-1921 Kyoto Inari Fushimi Momoyama

1921-1928 Kyoto Inari Fushimi Momoyama

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.

• 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

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 34°56′46.35″N 135°45′40.56″E / 34.9462083°N 135.7612667°E / 34.9462083; 135.7612667