# Sakaihigashi Station

Sakaihigashi Station (堺東駅, Sakaihigashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK56".

## Lines

Sakaihigashi Station is served by the Nankai Koya Line, and is 11.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi and 10.3 kilometers from Nanba.

## Layout

The station consists of two island platforms with an elevated station building.
Station layout :
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### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ Kōya Line (southbound) | for Koyasan and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kōya Line (northbound) | for Namba |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line (NK56) |||||
| Asakayama (NK55) | Local | Mikunigaoka (NK57) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Semi-Express | Mikunigaoka (NK57) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Sub. Express | Kitanoda (NK63) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Sub. Express for Semboku Rapid Railway Line | Fukai (SB02, Semboku Rapid Railway) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Express | Kitanoda (NK63) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Rapid Express | Kitanoda (NK63) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Limited Express "Koya" Limited Express "Rinkan" | Kongō (NK66) |
| Limited Express "Semboku Liner": Does not stop at this station |||||

## History

Sakaihigashi Station opened on January 30,1898 as Ōshoji Station (大小路駅). It is one of the stations on the Koya Line with long history as it was the station of origin operated by Koya Railway, the predecessor of the Koya Line. It was renamed to its present name on September 3, 1900.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 60,486 passengers daily.
* West ticket gates
* Northwest ticket gates
* Northeast ticket gates

## Surrounding area
### Public

* Sakai City Hall
* Sakai Ward Office
* Osaka District Court Sakai Branch, Osaka Family Court Sakai Branch, Sakai Summary Court
* Sakai Tax Office
* Sakai Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)
** Japan Post Service Sakai
** Japan Post Bank Sakai
** Japan Post Insurance Sakai
* Sakaihigashi ekimae Post Office (Japan Post Holdings)

### Market

* Takashimaya

### Others

* Nankai Bus Terminal
* Hochigai Shrine
* Tadeiyama Kofun

## Buses
### Sakaihigashi-ekimae (Nankai Bus)

    for Oshoji and Sakai-ekimae
    for Kanaoka
    for Sakai City Hospital, Sagibashi and Dejima
    for Kogyo-gakko-mae (Osaka Prefectural Sakai Technology High School), Sagibashi and Dejima
    for Kogyo-gakko-mae, Mozu and Fukai
    for Intex Osaka, Asia & Pacific Trade Center, and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
    Kansai Airport limousine "Sorae" for Kansai Airport
    for Asaka, Kita-Hanada and Kawachi-Amami
    for Oshoji and Ayanocho
    for Kinryocho and Ayanocho
    for J-GREEN Sakai
    for Sakaihama Seaside Stage
    Expressway buses for Shinjuku and Tokyo
    Expressway buses for Takeo Onsen, Sasebo and Huis Ten Bosch
    Expressway buses for Odawara, Fujisawa, Kamakura, Ofuna and Totsuka
    Expressway buses for Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka and Sanjo
    Expressway buses for Yokohama, Odaiba, Tokyo Disneyland and Chiba
    for Sakai-eki nishiguchi and Takumicho (Sharp Sakai Factory)
    for Sakaihama Seaside Stage and Sakai-eki nishiguchi
    for Otori