Takojizō Station

Railway station in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

34°27′23″N 135°22′11″E / 34.456259°N 135.369651°E / 34.456259; 135.369651Operated by

Nankai Electric RailwayLine(s)

Nankai Main LineDistance26.9 km from NambaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeNK25WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 1914; 110 years ago (1914-04)^[1]ElectrifiedYesPassengers20194681 daily

Location
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Takojizō Station (蛸地蔵駅, Takojizō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK25".^[1]

Lines

Takojizō Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and is 26.9 kilometers (16.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nanba.^[1]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms.The platforms are independent of one another, and passengers wishing to change platforms must exit and re-enter the station.

Platforms

1	■ Nankai Main Line	for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport
2	■ Nankai Main Line	for Namba

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Nankai Main Line
Limited Express "rapi:t α" for Kansai Airport (特急ラピートα): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "rapi:t β" (特急ラピートβ): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Southern" (特急サザン): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express without seat reservations (自由席特急): Does not stop at this station
Express (急行): Does not stop at this station
Airport Express (空港急行): Does not stop at this station
Sub. Express (区間急行): Does not stop at this station
Kishiwada	Semi-Express for Namba (準急, in the morning on weekdays)	Kaizuka
Kishiwada	Local (普通車)	Kaizuka

History

Takojizō Station opened on 1 April 1914.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4681 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Kishiwada Castle

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 蛸地蔵駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.