Sakaishi Station

Sakaishi Station (堺市駅) is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Sakaishi Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Sakaishi Station opened on February 2, 1932, as the Sakaishi Stop (堺市停留場), also known as the Hanwa-Sakaishi Stop (阪和堺停留場). It was renamed the Sakai-Kanaoka Stop (堺金岡停留場場) on August 1, 1941, and to Kanaoka Station (金岡駅) on May 1, 1944. It became Sakaishi Station on May 1, 1965. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sakaishi being assigned station number JR-R28.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,047 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Sakai City Cultural Center
 * Sakai Alphonse Mucha Hall
 * Osaka Health and Welfare Junior College
 * Sakai City Nagao Junior High School
 * Sakai City Mikunioka Junior High School