Sumiyoshitaisha Station

Sumiyoshitaisha Station

住吉大社駅
Sumiyoshitaisha Station in September 2007
General information
LocationNagaochō, Sumiyoshi, Osaka
(大阪市住吉区長峡町)
Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°36′46.05″N 135°29′24.72″E / 34.6127917°N 135.4902000°E / 34.6127917; 135.4902000 (Sumiyoshitaisha Station)
SystemTrain station
Operated by Nankai Electric Railway
Line Nankai Main Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeNK08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1885 (1885-12)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSumiyoshikōen (until 1979)
Passengers
20199,020 daily
Location
Sumiyoshitaisha Station
Location within Japan

Sumiyoshitaisha Station (住吉大社駅, Sumiyoshitaisha-eki) is a train station on the Nankai Main Line in Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, currently operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.

The station opened in 1885 as Sumiyoshi Station, operated by Hankai Railway. The name was later changed to Sumiyoshikoen, and finally to its current name in 1979. From 1913 to 2016 the station was also home to the terminus on the Hankai Uemachi Line.