Miyukitsuji Station

Miyukitsuji Station 御幸辻駅
Miyukitsuji Station East exit
General information
Location	567-1, Miyukitsuji, Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama-ken 648-0096 Japan
Coordinates	34°20′15.8″N 135°36′7.7″E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Nankai Kōya Line
Distance	41.9 km (26.0 miles) from Shiomibashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NK76
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1915 (1915-03-11)
Previous names	Kōyatsuji (until 1923)
Passengers
FY2019	2760 daily
Location Miyukitsuji Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Miyukitsuji Station Miyukitsuji Station (Japan)

Miyukitsuji Station (御幸辻駅, Miyukitsuji-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Lines

Miyukitsuji Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 41.2 kilometers from Namba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The platform can accommodate 8 carriages. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Nankai Kōya Line	for Kōyasan
2	■ Nankai Kōya Line	for Nanba

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line
Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan": Does not stop at this station
Rinkanden'entoshi		Rapid Express		Hashimoto
Rinkanden'entoshi		Express		Hashimoto
Rinkanden'entoshi		Sub Express		Hashimoto
Rinkanden'entoshi		Local		Hashimoto

History

Miyukitsuji Station opened on March 11, 1915 on the Takano Mountain Railway as Kōyatsuji Station (野辻駅). The line was renamed the Osaka Takano Railway on April 30 of the same year, and part of the Nankai Railway network through mergers in 1922. The station was renamed to its present name on April 21, 1923. The Nankai Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1944 by orders of the Japanese government, and reemerged as the Nankai Railway Company in 1947. The tracks were elevated in 1992 and then new station building was complete din 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2760 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Satsukidai (Hashimoto Garden Town Satsukidai)
• Hashimoto City Kimi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Miyukitsuji Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Miyukitsuji Station Official Site