is a junction passenger

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located in the town of

Misaki Misaki ( ja, 御先, "misaki") are a collective term for spirit-like existences in Japan like gods, demons and spirits, among other supernatural entities. Their name comes from a kannushi's vanguard. Summary Misaki are subordinate to the high ...

, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates a ...

. The station is the nearest station to

Misaki Park was an amusement park located in the town of Misaki in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. The park was opened on April 1, 1957, as the 70th anniversary of Nankai Railway. Park outline The park consisted of a ...

, which is run by Nankai Group. It has the station number "NK41"

Lines

Misaki-kōen Station is served by the Nankai Main Line and is from the

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of the line at . It is also the terminus of the 2.8 kilometer

Tanagawa Line is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, owned by Nankai Electric Railway. This line connects to the Nankai Main Line. History The line opened in 1944, electrified at 1500 VDC, to serve the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipbuilding yard. In 19 ...

to .

Layout

The station has two

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 serving five tracks on an embankment. Track 4 is located in the south part of the northbound platform serving tracks 3 and 5.

Tracks

Adjacent stations

History

Misaki-kōen Station opened on 23 July 1938 as . It was renamed to its present name on 1 January 1957.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4685 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Osaka Golf Club *Misaki Post Office *Sairyo Tomb *Shiratoyama Tomb *Mnanabeyama Tomb

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Misaki, Osaka {{Osaka-railstation-stub