Sakaishi Station


Sakaishi Station is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Sakaishi Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

Sakaishi Station opened on February 2, 1932, as the Sakaishi Stop, also known as the Hanwa-Sakaishi Stop. It was renamed the Sakai-Kanaoka Stop on August 1, 1941, and to Kanaoka Station on May 1, 1944. It became Sakaishi Station on May 1, 1965. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakaishi being assigned station number JR-R28.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,047 passengers daily.

Surrounding area