Sumiyoshitaisha Station


Sumiyoshitaisha Station is a train station on the Nankai Main Line in Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, currently operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
The station opened in 1885 as Sumiyoshi Station, operated by Hankai Railway. The name was later changed to Sumiyoshikoen, and finally to its current name in 1979. From 1913 to 2016 the station was also home to the terminus on the Hankai Uemachi Line.
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Lines

Sumiyoshitaisha Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and has the station number "NK08".

Layout

Sumiyoshitaisha Station

Sumiyoshitaisha Station has two island platforms serving two tracks each on the third level. Tracks 2 and 4 are used for sub express trains and airport express trains from January 1 till 3 every year. During the period, station staff tell passengers that trains approaching to Tracks 2 and 4, as automatic announcement system is installed for Tracks 1 and 3 only.

Sumiyoshikōen Station (closed)

Previously there was a connection to Sumiyoshikōen Station on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line. That station was closed in 2016.
When it opened in 1913, Sumiyoshikōen Station was the terminal of the Uemachi Line. There were approximately 200 trams departing from the station in its peak in circa 1960. Hankai later extended the Uemachi Line, and the Sumiyoshikōen section became a branch. Eventually, the number of departures was reduced to five at the March 2014 timetable revision, serving 70 to 100 passengers per day. The station, as well as the 200-meter branch line between Sumiyoshi and Sumiyoshikōen, was closed from 31 January 2016.
The Uemachi Line is still in service, with a street platform approximately 70 meters to the east of the former Sumiyoshikōen Station.

Surrounding area