Sakaihigashi Station Explained

Sakaihigashi Station
Native Name:	堺東駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	61, Mikunigaoka-Miyukidōri, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0028
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.5755°N 135.4848°W
Operator:	Nankai Electric Railway
Line:	Koya Line
Distance:	11.0 km from
Platforms:	2 island platforms
Tracks:	4
Code:	NK56
Opened:	January 30,1898^[1]
Former:	Ōshoji (until 1900)
Passengers:	60,486 daily
Pass Year:	2019
Map Type:	Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Sakaihigashi Station

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 and 10.3 kilometers from .^[1]

Layout

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

Platforms

History

Sakaihigashi Station opened on January 30,1898 as . 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

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 -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, and

for Intex Osaka, Asia & Pacific Trade Center, and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building

Kansai Airport limousine "Sorae" for Kansai Airport

for Asaka, and

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

Notes and References

Web site: ja:堺東駅｜南海電鉄. http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/sakaihigashi.html . www.nankai.co.jp. Nankai Electric Railway. 27 February 2017. ja. 28 January 2017.
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.