Sakaihigashi Station

Sakaihigashi Station 堺東駅
Sakaihigashi Station Platform
General information
Location	61, Mikunigaoka-Miyukidōri, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0028 Japan
Coordinates	34°34′31.79″N 135°29′5.43″E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Koya Line
Distance	11.0 km from Shiomibashi
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	NK56
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 30,1898
Previous names	Ōshoji (until 1900)
Passengers
2019	60,486 daily
Location
Sakaihigashi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Sakaihigashi Station Sakaihigashi Station (Japan)

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".

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.

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.

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  West ticket gates
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  Northwest ticket gates
• 
  Northeast ticket gates

Surrounding area

Public

• Sakai City Hall
• Sakai Ward Office
• Osaka District Court Sakai Branch, Osaka Family Court Sakai Branch, Sakai Summary Court
• Sakai Tax Office
• Sakai Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)
  • Japan Post Service Sakai
  • Japan Post Bank Sakai
  • Japan Post Insurance Sakai
• Sakaihigashi ekimae Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)

Market

• Takashimaya

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Sakaihigashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)