Mikunigaoka Station (Osaka)

Mikunigaoka Station (三国ヶ丘駅 (Nankai) / 三国ケ丘駅 (JR West)) is a junction railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.

Lines
Mikunigaoka Station is served by the JR Hanwa Line, and is located 10.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji. It is also served by the Nankai Koya Line and is 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Shiomibashi and 11.8 kilometers from Namba.

Station layout
The station consists of two sets of opposed side platform pairs connected in each case by elevated station buildings. The stations are both staffed.

Platforms

 * Nankai Railway


 * JR West

History
Mikunigaoka Station opened on 15 February 1942. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the former JNR portion of the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced on the Hanwa Line in March 2018 with its platforms being assigned station number JR-R29.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Nankai station was used by an average of 40,650 passengers daily. The JR portion of the station was used by 24,227 passengers (boarding only) during the same period.

Surrounding area

 * Mozu Tombs
 * Sakai City Sakai High School