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Sakaishi Station

堺市駅
Sakaishi Station, January 2012
General information
Location1-1 Shinonome Nishimachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka- fu 590-0013
Japan
Coordinates34°34′38″N 135°29′54″E / 34.577188°N 135.49833°E / 34.577188; 135.49833
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance8.8 km (5.5 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJR-R28
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 February 1932 (1932-02-02)
Previous namesSakaishi (to 1941); Sakai-Kanaoka (to 1944); Kanaoka (to 1965)
Passengers
FY201912,047 daily
Location
Sakaishi Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Sakaishi Station
Sakaishi Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Sakaishi Station is located in Japan
Sakaishi Station
Sakaishi Station
Sakaishi Station (Japan)

Sakaishi Station (堺市駅, Sakaishi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Sakaishi Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Hanwa Line for Tennoji and Osaka
2 ■ Hanwa Line for Otori, Wakayama and Kansai Airport

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hanwa Line
Asaka   Local   Mikunigaoka
Tennoji   Regional Rapid Service   Mikunigaoka
Tennoji   Direct Rapid Service   Mikunigaoka
Tennoji   Rapid Service   Mikunigaoka
Tennoji   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service 		  Mikunigaoka
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station

History

Sakaishi Station opened on February 2, 1932, as the Sakaishi Stop (堺市停留場, Sakaishi Teiryujo), also known as the Hanwa-Sakaishi Stop (阪和堺停留場, Hanwa-Sakaishi Teiryujo). It was renamed the Sakai-Kanaoka Stop (堺金岡停留場場, Sakai-Kanaoka Teiryujo) on August 1, 1941, and to Kanaoka Station (金岡駅, Kanaoka eki) on May 1, 1944. It became Sakaishi Station on May 1, 1965. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakaishi being assigned station number JR-R28.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,047 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Sakaishi Station at Wikimedia Commons


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