Mikunigaoka Station (Osaka)

Mikunigaoka Station layout

upper: Nankai Railway Koya Line
lower: JR West Hanwa Line

↑Sakaishi

↓Mozu / Mozuhachiman→

←Sakaihigashi

Mikunigaoka Station (三国ヶ丘駅 (Nankai) / 三国ケ丘駅 (JR West), Mikunigaoka-eki) is a junction between the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line and the Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line. While It is served by JR rapid trains, only Nankai semi-express train and local trains serve this stop. It is an example of the competition arising where different companies serve the same station.

Mi means 3 in Japanese, while kuni means "nation", "ga" is an archaic genetive particle and oka means "hill".

Mikunigoaka is part of Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka. Sakai itself is much older than Osaka, and Mikunigaoka is near the ancient tombs in Mozu.

Mikunigoaka itself is nondescript, not having many shops or other landmarks.

Layout

Platforms for both lines are two side platforms with two tracks.

Nankai Railway (NK57)

1	■ Koya Line	for Koyasan and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo
2	■ Koya Line	for Namba

JR West

1	■ Hanwa Line	for Ōtori, Wakayama and Kansai Airport
2	■ Hanwa Line	for Tennōji and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Nankai Railway Koya Line (NK57)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)	Local (各駅停車)	Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)	Semi-Express	Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sub. Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan", "Semboku Liner": Does not stop at this station
JR West Hanwa Line
Sakaishi	Local	Mozu
Sakaishi	Regional Rapid Service	Ōtori
Sakaishi	Direct Rapid Service	Ōtori
Sakaishi	B Rapid Service	Ōtori
Sakaishi	Rapid Service	Ōtori
Sakaishi	Kansai Airport Rapid Service	Ōtori
Sakaishi	Kishuji Rapid Service	Ōtori

External links

(Japanese) Mikunigaoka Station from Nankai Electric Railway website

Stations on the Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line and Funicular

Namba Imamiyaebisu Shin-Imamiya Haginochaya Tengachaya Kishinosato-Tamade Tezukayama Sumiyoshihigashi Sawanochō Abikomae Asakayama Sakaihigashi Mikunigaoka Mozuhachiman Nakamozu (>>Semboku Rapid Railway) Shirasagi Hatsushiba Hagiharatenjin Kitanoda Sayama Ōsakasayamashi Kongō Takidani Chiyoda Kawachinagano Mikkaichichō Mikanodai Chihayaguchi Amami Kimitōge Rinkanden-entoshi Miyukitsuji Hashimoto Kii-Shimizu Kamuro Kudoyama Kōyashita Shimo-Kosawa Kami-Kosawa Kii-Hosokawa Kii-Kamiya Gokurakubashi

Funicular:	Gokurakubashi Kōyasan

Stations of the Hanwa Line

Branch: Ōtori; Higashi-Hagoromo

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Coordinates: 34°33′54.95″N 135°29′34.05″E / 34.5652639°N 135.4927917°E / 34.5652639; 135.4927917

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