Fukushima (Osaka)

History

Fukushima Station opened on 12 April 1905 with the Hanshin Main Line, in Fukushima Ward, Ōsaka, originally at grade on the present Lazona Osaka site. Wartime damage caused a suspension in 1945, with services resuming on 26 October 1948; on the same day the nearby Deiribashi Station was abolished. The station was placed underground beneath National Route 2 on 5 September 1993, becoming an express stop from 11 April 1999. From the introduction of the Hanshin Namba Line through-service on 20 March 2009 express stops were withdrawn and replaced by Section Express stops. Station numbering was introduced on 1 April 2014.

History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.

Notes

After the station's relocation underground the former at-grade site was rebuilt as Hotel Hanshin and other commercial buildings, while the old line right-of-way now houses a police box and shops.