Mikunigaoka Station (Osaka)


Mikunigaoka Station (三国ヶ丘駅 (Nankai) / 三国ケ丘駅 (JR West), Mikunigaoka-eki) is a junction railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.

Mikunigaoka Station

三国ヶ丘駅
Mikunigaoka Station east entrance in June 2014
General information
LocationNakamachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi
Japan
Coordinates34°33′54.95″N 135°29′34.05″E / 34.5652639°N 135.4927917°E / 34.5652639; 135.4927917
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance10.2 km from Tennōji
Platforms4 side platforms (2 for each line)
Tracks4
Other information
Statusstaffed
Station codeJR-R29 (JR)
NK57 (Nankai)
WebsiteOfficial website
Passengers
FY201924,227 boarding daily (JR)
20,604 boarding daily (Nankai)
Location
Mikunigaoka Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Mikunigaoka Station
Mikunigaoka Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Mikunigaoka Station is located in Japan
Mikunigaoka Station
Mikunigaoka Station
Mikunigaoka Station (Japan)
Mikunigaoka Station layout

upper: Nankai Railway Koya Line

lower: JR West Hanwa Line

Sakaishi

2
1
1
2

Mozu / Mozuhachiman

Sakaihigashi

Lines

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Mikunigaoka Station is served by the JR Hanwa Line, and is located 10.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji. It is also served by the Nankai Koya Line and is 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Shiomibashi and 11.8 kilometers from Namba.

Station layout

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The station consists of two sets of opposed side platform pairs connected in each case by elevated station buildings. The stations are both staffed.

Platforms

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Nankai Railway
1  Koya Line for Koyasan and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo
2  Koya Line for Namba
JR West
1  Hanwa Line for Ōtori, Wakayama and Kansai Airport
2  Hanwa Line for Tennōji and Osaka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nankai Railway Koya Line (NK57)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)   Local (各駅停車)   Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)   Semi-Express   Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sub. Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan", "Semboku Liner": Does not stop at this station
JR West Hanwa Line
Sakaishi   Local   Mozu
Sakaishi   Regional Rapid Service   Ōtori
Sakaishi   Direct Rapid Service   Ōtori
Sakaishi   Rapid Service   Ōtori
Sakaishi   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service
  Ōtori
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station

History

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Mikunigaoka Station opened on 15 February 1942. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the former JNR portion of the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced on the Hanwa Line in March 2018 with its platforms being assigned station number JR-R29.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the Nankai station was used by an average of 40,650 passengers daily. The JR portion of the station was used by 24,227 passengers (boarding only) during the same period.[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
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