# Sakai Station

Sakai Station (堺駅, Sakai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK11".

## Lines

Sakai Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and is 9.8 kilometers (6.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nanba.

## Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks are located on the third level. Ticket gates are located in the center and the south; the center gates are connected with the east and west exits, and the south gates are with the south gate.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Nankai Line | for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport |
| 2 | ■ Nankai Line | for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport |
| 3 | ■ Nankai Line | for Namba |
| 4 | ■ Nankai Line | for Namba |
Sakai Station layout :
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## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| Nankai Main Line (NK11) |||||
| Shichidō (NK10) | Local (普通車) | Minato (NK12) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Semi-Express (running only for Namba in the morning on weekdays) | Minato (NK12) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Sub. Express | Hagoromo (NK16) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Airport Express | Hagoromo (NK16) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Express | Hagoromo (NK16) |
| Limited Express "Rapi:t α" for Kansai Airport: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Limited Express "Rapi:t β" | Kishiwada (NK24) |
| Tengachaya (NK05) | Limited Express "Southern" | Kishiwada (NK24) |
* West gate
* South gate
* Platform

## Surrounding area
### East

    Station building
    PLATPLAT (shopping mall by Nankai Railway)
    Nankai Bus Terminal (Sakai-ekimae)

### West

    Hotel Agora Regency Sakai
    Portas Sakai
    Round 1 (entertainment facility)
    Takemoto Piano
    Bus Terminal (Sakai-eki nishiguchi)

### South

    Shop Nankai
    Nankai Bus Terminal (Sakai-eki minamiguchi)
    Ryujin District

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

    for Oshoji and Sakaihigashi-ekimae
    for Hanwa Sakaishi-ekimae and Kawachi-Matsubara-ekimae
    for Shukuin and Higashi-Minato
    for Dejima and Sakai City Hospital
    for Dejima and Kogyo-gakkko-mae (Osaka Prefectural Sakai Technology High School)
    for Intex Osaka, Asia & Pacific Trade Center and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
    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, Tokyo Disney Resort, Nishi-Funabashi and Makuhari

### Sakai-eki nishiguchi

    for J-GREEN Sakai (Nankai Bus)
    for Sakaihama Seaside Stage (Nankai Bus)
    for Takumicho (Sharp Sakai Factory) (Nankai Bus)
    for Hanwa Sakaishi-ekimae (Nankai Bus)
    Kansai Airport limousine "Sorae" for Kansai Airport (Nankai Bus)
    for Suminoekoen (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)

### Sakai-eki minamiguchi (Nankai Bus)

    for Kanaoka
    for Nakamozu
    for Kitanoda
    for Shukuin and Oshoji
    for Dejima and Sakai City Hospital
    for Dejima and Kogyo-gakkko-mae (Osaka Prefectural Sakai Technology High School)

## History

Sakai Station opened on 15 May 1888. At the time, it was also called Azumabashi Station (吾妻橋駅). On 20 December 1912 Ryujin Station (龍神駅) opened between Sakai and Minato stations. The station burned down on July 10, 1945 during American air raids on Sakai in World War II. On 21 April 1955 Sakai Station and Ryujin Station were combined, with the new Sakai Station located on the site of the former Ryujin Station. The tracks were elevated between 1983 and 1985 and the new station building was completed in 1997.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,758 passengers daily.