Nakamozu Station Explained

Nakamozu Station
Native Name:中百舌鳥駅/なかもず駅/中もず駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2 Nakamozu-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.5562°N 135.5045°W
Platforms:6
Code:, NK59 (Nankai), SB01 (Semboku)
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nakamozu Station

is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The above ground station is an interchange station operated jointly by the private Nankai Electric Railway and the Semboku Rapid Railway, and the underground station is operated by the Osaka Metro. The name of the station is difficult to read in kanji. The subway station shows the name in hiragana (なかもず) for information, but uses kanji for the official station name. The Semboku Rapid Railway Line uses both kanji and hiragana (中もず) on the destination signs at the stations and on the destination displays on the trains.

Lines

Nakamozu Station is served by the Nankai Koya Line, and is 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 13.4 kilometers from . It is also the terminus of the 14.3 kilometer Semboku Rapid Railway Line to and the terminus of the 24.5 kilometer Midōsuji Line to

Layout

Nankai Railway Koya Line, Semboku Rapid Railway

Nakamozu Station
Native Name:中百舌鳥駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Nankai, Semboku
Address:2-196 Nakamozu-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.5562°N 135.5045°W
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:NK59 (Nankai)
SB01 (Semboku)
Opened:October 10,1912
Passengers:24,442 (Nankai)
39,021 (Semboku) daily
Pass Year:FY2019

The above-ground Nakamozu Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building. The outer tracks are used for the Kōya Line and the inner ones are for Semboku. A reversing track for Semboku is located in the west of the platforms and between 2 tracks for the Kōya Line.

Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Nakamozu Station
Native Name:なかもず駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:2-240-1 Nakamozu-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.556°N 135.5058°W
Platforms:1 island platform
Passengers:76,151 daily
Pass Year:Fiscal 2019

The Osaka Municipal Subway station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. It is the southernmost station on the Osaka subway system.

Platform

History

Nakamozu Station opened on October 10, 1912. The Semboku Rapid Railway Line opened on April 1, 1971 and the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line on April 18, 1987.

The facilities of the Midosuji Line were inherited by Osaka Metro after the privatization of the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau on 1 April 2018.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Nankai portion of the station was used by an average of 24,442 passengers daily, the Senboku portion of the station by 39,021 passengers daily and the Osaka Metro by 76,151 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 March 2017 . 大阪市営地下鉄が公営初の民営化、18年4月 市議会が可決 . Osaka Municipal Subway becomes the first public privatization, passed by the city council in April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150635/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASHC27H9V_Y7A320C1000000/ . 12 August 2018 . 20 June 2022 . Nihon Keizai Shimbun Online . ja.
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/3355/00387493/n2020-09-01~31.pdf. ja:大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年 . Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Osaka Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.