is a passenger

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in located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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. The station is also the nearest station to the town of

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where no train station is located.

Lines

Kaminotaishi Station is served by the

Minami Osaka Line is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway connecting in Osaka and in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture via Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera and Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, and Katsuragi and Yamato-Takada in Nara Prefe ...

, and is located 22.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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Station layout

The station was consists of two opposed

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s connected by a level crossing

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Express trains stop at this station on weekends and national holidays in October and November every year for Mikan-gari or Mandarin orange eating.

History

Kaminotaishi Station opened on March 29, 1929.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,528 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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(Kami no Taishi) *Saiho-in *Tomb of

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*Tsuboi Hachiman Shrine *Kaminotaishi Mikan Field

References

External links

Kintetsu: Kaminotaishi Station
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Habikino {{Osaka-railstation-stub