Mikunigaoka Station (Osaka)

Mikunigaoka Station layout
upper: Nankai Railway Koya Line lower: JR West Hanwa Line ↑Sakaishi
2 1
	1
	2
↓Mozu / Mozuhachiman→ ←Sakaihigashi

Mikunigaoka Station (三国ヶ丘駅 (Nankai) / 三国ケ丘駅 (JR West), Mikunigaoka-eki) is a junction between the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line and the Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line. While It is served by JR rapid trains, only Nankai semi-express train and local trains serve this stop. It is an example of the competition arising where different companies serve the same station.

Mi means 3 in Japanese, while kuni means "nation", "ga" is an archaic genetive particle and oka means "hill".

Mikunigoaka is part of Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka. Sakai itself is much older than Osaka, and Mikunigaoka is near the ancient tombs in Mozu.

Mikunigoaka itself is nondescript, not having many shops or other landmarks.

Layout

• Platforms for both lines are two side platforms with two tracks.

Nankai Railway (NK57)

1	■ Koya Line	for Koyasan and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo
2	■ Koya Line	for Namba

JR West

1	■ Hanwa Line	for Ōtori, Wakayama and Kansai Airport
2	■ Hanwa Line	for Tennōji and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nankai Railway Koya Line (NK57)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)		Local (各駅停車)		Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sakaihigashi (NK56)		Semi-Express		Mozuhachiman (NK58)
Sub. Express: no stop
Express: no stop
Rapid Express: no stop
Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan", "Semboku Liner": no stop
JR West Hanwa Line
Sakaishi		Local		Mozu
Sakaishi		Regional Rapid Service		Ōtori
Sakaishi		Direct Rapid Service		Ōtori
Sakaishi		B Rapid Service		Ōtori
Sakaishi		Rapid Service		Ōtori
Sakaishi		Kansai Airport Rapid Service		Ōtori
Sakaishi		Kishuji Rapid Service		Ōtori

External links

• (Japanese) Mikunigaoka Station from Nankai Electric Railway website