Ōtori Station (鳳駅, Ōtori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ōtori Station 鳳駅 | |||||
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 Ōtori Station platform | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 125, Ōtorihigashi-machi 1-chō, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 593-8324 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′56″N 135°27′32″E / 34.53213°N 135.458864°E | ||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
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| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Station code | JR-R33 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 July 1929 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 19,096 daily | ||||
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Lines
editŌtori Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 15.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji. It is also the terminus of the Hagoromo Line, a 1.7 kilometer spur line to Higashi-Hagoromo
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Kumatori, Wakayama and Kansai Airport |
| 3, 4 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Tennōji and Osaka |
| 5 | ■ Hagoromo Line | to Higashi-Hagoromo |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West | ||||
| Hanwa Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Tsukuno | Local | Tonoki | ||
| Mikunigaoka | Regional Rapid Service | Tonoki | ||
| Mikunigaoka | Direct Rapid Service | Izumi-Fuchū | ||
| Mikunigaoka | Rapid Service | Izumi-Fuchū | ||
| Mikunigaoka | Kansai Airport Rapid Service Kishuji Rapid Service |
Izumi-Fuchū | ||
| Hanwa Line Higashi-Hagoromo Branch (Hagoromo Line) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Higashi-Hagoromo | ||
History
editŌtori Station opened on 18 July 1929. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ōtori being assigned station number JR-R33.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,096 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Sakai City Nishi Ward Office
- Osaka Health and Welfare Junior College (Otori Campus)
- Osaka Prefectural Sakai High School
- Yashima Gakuen High School
- Yamashima Gakuen College of Technology
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Otori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ōtori Station information (in Japanese)
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