Minamikata Station (Osaka) Explained

Minamikata Station
Native Name:	南方駅
Native Name Lang:	jp
Address:	Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hankyu
Line:	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms:	2 - Side Platforms
Tracks:	2
Code:	HK-61

is a train station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line located in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It also serves as an interchange for Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line.

Connecting line from Minamikata

• Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line (Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station)

Layout

2 side platforms serve 2 tracks on the ground level.

History

The station was opened by Kita-Osaka Electric Railway on 1 April 1921.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-61.^[2]

References

• Book: Hankyu Corporation . Hankyu Station . Hankyu Corporation . Osaka . 2001 . Japanese . 4-89485-051-6 . 88.

External links

• Minamikata Station from Hankyu Railway website

34.7258°N 135.4992°W

Notes and References

1. Book: 生田, 誠 . 阪急京都線・千里線 街と駅の1世紀 . Sairyūsha . 2013 . 978-4779117268 . Japan . ja . Hankyu Kyoto Line / Senri Line 1st century of town and station.
2. Web site: 30 April 2013 . 「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します . "Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf . 27 April 2016 . 1 June 2022 . Hankyu Corporation Online . ja . PDF.