Sakaihigashi Station (堺東駅, Sakaihigashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK56".[1]

Lines

Sakaihigashi Station is served by the Nankai Koya Line, and is 11.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi and 10.3 kilometers from Nanba.[1]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms with an elevated station building.

Station layout

Asakayama

3
1
4
2

Mikunigaoka

Platforms

1, 2  Kōya Line (southbound) for Koyasan and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo
3, 4  Kōya Line (northbound) for Namba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line (NK56)
Asakayama (NK55)   Local   Mikunigaoka (NK57)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Semi-Express   Mikunigaoka (NK57)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Sub. Express   Kitanoda (NK63)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Sub. Express for Semboku Rapid Raillway Line   Fukai (SB02, Semboku Rapid Railway)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Express   Kitanoda (NK63)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Rapid Express   Kitanoda (NK63)
Tengachaya (NK05)   Limited Express "Koya"
Limited Express "Rinkan"
  Kongō (NK66)
Limited Express "Semboku Liner": Does not stop at this station

History

Sakaihigashi Station opened on January 30,1898 as Ōshoji Station (大小路駅). It is one of the stations on the Koya Line with long history as it was the station of origin operated by Koya Railway, the predecessor of the Koya Line. It was renamed to its present name on September 3, 1900.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 60,486 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

Public

Market

Others

  • Nankai Bus Terminal
  • Hochigai Shrine
  • Tadeiyama Kofun

Buses

Sakaihigashi-ekimae (Nankai Bus)
for Oshoji and Sakai-ekimae
for Kanaoka
for Sakai City Hospital, Sagibashi and Dejima
for Kogyo-gakko-mae (Osaka Prefectural Sakai Technology High School), Sagibashi and Dejima
for Kogyo-gakko-mae, Mozu and Fukai
for Intex Osaka, Asia & Pacific Trade Center, and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
Kansai Airport limousine "Sorae" for Kansai Airport
for Asaka, Kita-Hanada and Kawachi-Amami
for Oshoji and Ayanocho
for Kinryocho and Ayanocho
for J-GREEN Sakai
for Sakaihama Seaside Stage
Expressway buses for Shinjuku and Tokyo
Expressway buses for Takeo Onsen, Sasebo and Huis Ten Bosch
Expressway buses for Odawara, Fujisawa, Kamakura, Ofuna and Totsuka
Expressway buses for Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka and Sanjo
Expressway buses for Yokohama, Odaiba, Tokyo Disneyland and Chiba
for Sakai-eki nishiguchi and Takumicho (Sharp Sakai Factory)
for Sakaihama Seaside Stage and Sakai-eki nishiguchi
for Otori

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 堺東駅|南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Sakaihigashi Station at Wikimedia Commons