Sumiyoshitaisha Station

Sumiyoshitaisha Station (住吉大社駅, Sumiyoshitaisha-eki) is a train station on the Nankai Main Line in Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1] There used to be a connection to Sumiyoshikōen Station (住吉公園駅, Sumiyoshikōen-eki) on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line, until that section of the line was closed from 31 January 2016.[2][3]

Sumiyoshitaisha Station 住吉大社駅
Train station
Sumiyoshitaisha Station in September 2007
Location	Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長峡町） Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°36′46.05″N 135°29′24.72″E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Nankai Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	NK08[1]
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1885[1]
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Sumiyoshikōen (until 1979)
Location
Sumiyoshitaisha Station Location within Japan

Lines

Sumiyoshitaisha Station

• Nankai Electric Railway (NK08)
  • Nankai Main Line[1]

Sumiyoshikōen Station (closed in 2016)

• Hankai Tramway (HN11)
  • Uemachi Line[2][3]

Sumiyoshikōen Station, opened in 1913, was the terminal of the Uemachi Line.[3] There were approximately 200 trams departing from 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 31 January 2016.[2][3]

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.

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
Tram stop
Sumiyoshikōen Station (right) and entrance of Sumiyoshitaisha Station (left)
Location	Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長峡町） Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°36′47.08″N 135°29′26.03″E
Operated by	Hankai Tramway
Line(s)	■ Uemachi Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	HN11
History
Opened	1913
Closed	31 January 2016

Sumiyoshikoen Station had two dead-end platforms serving two tracks on the ground.

1, 2

■ Uemachi Line

for Abeno and Tennoji-ekimae

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
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

Surrounding area

• Sumiyoshi Taisha
• Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi Park
• Sumiyoshi-toriimae Station (HN12, Hankai Tramway Hankai Line)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 住吉大社駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. 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.
3. 「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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)