Timetable information
Known weekday departures: 221/day in the available timetable data · Known Sat & holiday departures: 221/day in the available timetable data
Earliest / latest departure in the available data (weekday): 5:09 / 24:20 (00:20 next day)
Busiest hour in the available data: 8:00–9:00 (16)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).
The timetable data is incomplete for some or all lines at this station, so the weekday and Sat & holiday figures are departures in the available timetable data, not totals.
Lines where the timetable data is incomplete:
- JR Sakurajima Line: only trains from timetables filed under other lines
Adjacent stations
- JR Sakurajima Line: Ajikawaguchi ⇄ Sakurajima
Location
History
Universal City Station opened on 1 March 2001 on the former Ajikawaguchi freight yard, a month before Universal Studios Japan opened next door on 31 March 2001. Designed by architect Tadao Andō with a streamlined white membrane roof evoking a sailing ship, the station replaced the working title "Konohana Rinkai" and was selected among the Kinki Region's "100 best stations" in its second listing. Most of the daily 35,317 riders (FY2024) are theme-park visitors; the station's loadings collapsed during the COVID-19 closures of 2020–22 before rebounding strongly with the run-up to Expo 2025.
Notes
The station shares its name with Universal City Station in Los Angeles, the nearest station to Universal Studios Hollywood.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Rsa · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-09-02