Sumiyoshitaisha Station
Sumiyoshitaisha Station 住吉大社駅 | |
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| Location |
Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長峡町） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′46.05″N 135°29′24.72″E / 34.6127917°N 135.4902000°E |
| Operated by | Nankai Railway |
| Line(s) | Nankai Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | NK08 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Previous names | Sumiyoshikōen (until 1979) |
Sumiyoshitaisha Station (住吉大社駅 Sumiyoshitaisha-eki) is a train station on the Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line in Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan. There was a connection to Sumiyoshikōen Station (住吉公園駅 Sumiyoshikōen-eki) on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line.
Lines
- Sumiyoshitaisha Station
- Sumiyoshikōen Station (closed in 2016)
- Hankai Tramway (HN11)
Sumiyoshikōen Station, opened in 1913, was the terminal of the Uemachi Line. There were approximately 200 trams departing the station in its peak in circa 1960, but the number of departures was finally reduced to five (four in weekends) at the March 2014 timetable revision to serve 70 to 100 passengers per day. The station, as well as the 200-meter section between Sumiyoshi and Sumiyoshikōen, was closed from January 31, 2016.[1][2]
Layout
Sumiyoshitaisha Station
Sumiyoshitaisha Station has two island platforms serving two tracks each on the 3rd level. Tracks 2 and 4 are used mainly for sub express trains and airport express trains from January 1 till 3 every year.
| 1 | ■ Nankai Line | for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport |
| 2 | ■ Nankai Line | extra (on off-peak hours from January 1 till 3 every year) |
| 3 | ■ Nankai Line | for Namba |
| 4 | ■ Nankai Line | extra (on off-peak hours from January 1 till 3 every year) |
Sumiyoshikoen Station
Sumiyoshikoen Station 住吉公園駅 | |
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 Sumiyoshikōen Station (right) and entrance of Sumiyoshitaisha Station | |
| Location |
Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長峡町） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′47.08″N 135°29′26.03″E / 34.6130778°N 135.4905639°E |
| Operated by | Hankai Tramway |
| Line(s) | Uemachi Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HN11 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Closed | 2016 |
Sumiyoshikoen Station had two dead-end platforms serving two tracks on the ground.
| 1, 2 | ■ Uemachi Line | for Abeno and Tennoji-ekimae |
Surroundings
- Sumiyoshi Taisha
- Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi Park
- Sumiyoshi-toriimae Station (HN12, Hankai Tramway Hankai Line)
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nankai Railway Nankai Main Line (NK08: Sumiyoshitaisha) | ||||
| Kohama (NK07) | Local (普通車) | Suminoe (NK09) | ||
| Semi-Express (only running for Namba on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sub. Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Airport Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express ("rapi:t", "Southern"): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line (HN11: Sumiyoshikōen) | ||||
| Sumiyoshi (HN10) | - | Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ "阪堺電車の住吉公園駅廃止へ" [Sumiyoshikōen Station of Hankai Tramway to be closed]. Sankei West (in Japanese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ "「日本一終電早い駅」廃止" ["Station with the earliest last train in Japan" closes]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Kyodo. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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