Kishi Station (Osaka)

Kishi Station (喜志駅, Kishi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Kintetsu Railway.

Kishi Station 喜志駅
Kishi Station
General information
Location	3-4-32, Kishichō, Tondabayashi-shi, Osaka-fu 584-0005 Japan
Coordinates	34°31′22.2″N 135°36′25.9″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Nagano Line
Distance	3.4 km (2.1 miles) from Furuichi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	O17
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 April 1898 (1898-04-14)
Previous names	Taishiguchi-Kishi (until 1933)
Passengers
FY2018	17,226 daily
Location Kishi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Kishi Station Kishi Station (Japan)

Lines

Kishi Station is served by the Kintetsu Nagano Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Furuichi and 21.7 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms

1	■ Nagano Line	for Kawachi-Nagano
2	■ Nagano Line	for Furuichi and Osaka Abenobashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Nagano Line
Furuichi		Local		Tondabayashi
Furuichi		Semi-Express		Tondabayashi
Furuichi		Express		Tondabayashi

History

Kishi Station opened on April 14, 1898. It was renamed Taishiguchi Station (太子口駅) on January 1, 1919, and then Taishiguchi-Kishi Station (太子口喜志駅) three weeks late on January 25 of the same year. It reverted to Kishi Station on April 1, 1933.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 17,226 passengers daily

Surrounding area

• Eifuku-ji Temple
• Tsuho-ji Temple
• Kishi Elementary School, Tondabayashi City
• Kishinishi Elementary School, Tondabayashi City
• Tondabayashi Municipal Kishi Junior High School
• PL Gakuen Junior and Senior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kishi Station (in Japanese)