is a passenger

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located in Sakai-ku,

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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. It has the station number "NK55".

Lines

Asakayama Station is served by the

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, and is 9.4 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 8.7 kilometers from .

Layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s with an elevated station building.

Platforms

Barrier-free construction

Until 2010, a building believed to be the old above-ground station building remained under the bridge station building near Koyasan on platform 2, but it was removed during the barrier-free construction in 2011. In the past, the overall difference between the platform and the train was large and it was dangerous to get on and off, but this problem was resolved by the implementation of the lifting work. At that time, the line display, clock, and station name sign were changed to new models. In the past, the bridge station building itself did not have barrier-free facilities, and dedicated passages and intercoms for wheelchair users were installed on both the upper and lower platforms (the up platform is near the aforementioned building, the down platform is near the bicycle parking lot), but with the completion of the barrier-free construction in 2011, an elevator was installed. In addition, toilets were relocated and gender-segregated and multipurpose toilets were installed.

Adjacent stations

History

Asakayama Station opened on June 22, 1915.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8681 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Kansai University , abbreviated as or , is a Private school, private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai, Osaka, Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as ...

Sakai Campus * Sakai Women's Junior College * Kaorigaoka Liberte High School * Asakayama General Hospital

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Sakai, Osaka {{Osaka-railstation-stub