Sakuranomiya Station Explained

Sakuranomiya Station
Native Name:	桜ノ宮駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR West
Address:	Miyakojima, Osaka, Osaka
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Osaka Loop Line
Opened:	1898

is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Osaka Loop Line in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Layout

There are two side platforms with two tracks elevated.

History

The station opened on 27 April 1898 on the exiting railway that would be called the Osaka Loop Line. Between 21 December 1901 and 15 November 1913, the Sakuranomiya Line connected Sakuranomiya and Hanaten Station on the present-day Katamachi Line.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakuranomiya being assigned station number JR-O09.^{[1] [2]}

Surrounding area

• Osaka City General Hospital
• Miyakojima Station (Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line)
• Osaka Amenity Park (OAP)

Adjacent stations

Past railway line

References

34.7049°N 135.5203°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ . "Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
2. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.