title: Kunijima Station
text: # Kunijima Station
  
  Kunijima Station (柴島駅, Kunijima Eki, station number: HK-87) is a railway station on the Hankyu Senri Line in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station has two side platforms serving a track each connecting with a footbridge. Ticket gate is located on the side platform for Tengachaya.
  
  | ■ Senri Line | southbound (for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome and Tengachaya) |
  | - | - |
  | ■ Senri Line | northbound (for Kita-Senri and Takatsuki-shi) |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on October 15, 1925 when the line between Tenjinbashi (present-day Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme) and Awaji opened.
  
  ### Future plans
  
  Construction is underway for grade separation. Work is being done as of 2019 to elevate a 3.8 km (2.4 mi) section of the Senri Line between this station and Shimo-Shinjō Station. Originally planned to be opened by 2020, various delays have resulted in the opening being pushed to 2031.
  
  ## Surroundings
  
  * Kunijima Purification Plant (Osaka City Waterworks Bureau)
  * Kunijima Castle
  * Kunijima Shrine
  * Osaka Prefectural Kunijima High School
  * Osaka Municipal Kunijima Junior High School
  * Sozenji Station (Kyoto Line)
  * Higashiyodogawa Kunijima Post Office
  
  ## Stations next to Kunijima
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hankyu Senri Line (HK-87) |||||
  | Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome (K11) | Local | Awaji (HK-63) |
  | Semi-Express (Sakaisuji Semi-Express): Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Limited Express "Hozu": Does not stop at this station |||||
  