is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the city of

Kishiwada is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,853 in 88598 households and a population density of 2600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is well known for its Danjiri Matsu ...

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK24".

Lines

Kishiwada Station is served by the

Nankai Main Line The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumiōtsu ...

, and is from the terminus of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two elevated

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s with the station building underneath.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kishiwada Station opened on 1 October 1897.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,577 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Kishiwada City Hall * Osaka Prefectural Kishiwada High School * Osaka Prefectural Izumi High School * Kishiwada City Industrial High School

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Kishiwada, Osaka {{Osaka-railstation-stub