Sumiyoshikoen Station
Sumiyoshikoen Station 住吉公園駅 | |||||
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Sumiyoshikōen Station (right) and entrance of Sumiyoshitaisha Station (left) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka （大阪市住吉区長峡町） Osaka Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′47.08″N 135°29′26.03″E / 34.6130778°N 135.4905639°E | ||||
| System | Tram stop | ||||
| Operated by | Hankai Tramway | ||||
| Line | ■ Uemachi Line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HN11 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1913 | ||||
| Closed | 31 January 2016 | ||||
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Sumiyoshikōen Station (住吉公園駅, Sumiyoshikōen-eki) was the former name of what is now Sumiyoshitaisha Station on the Nankai Main Line, and also the name of the adjoining tram station on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line.
The Nankai Main Line station still exists under the new name, while the tram station closed in 2016.[1][2]
Layout (Hankai Tram Line)
| 1, 2 | ■ Uemachi Line | for Abeno and Tennoji-ekimae |
History
Sumiyoshikōen Station opened in 1885 as part of the Hankai Railway (now Nankai Electric Railway) between Sakai and Namba.[3] In 1913, the station added an additional street level tram platform, which was the terminus of the Uemachi Line.[2]
The Uemachi Tram Line was later extended, and the Sumiyoshikōen section became a branch, with the main tram line located 70 meters to the east, and continuing through to Sakai.[3] There were approximately 200 trams departing from the station in its peak in circa 1960. Eventually, the number of departures on the branch line was reduced to five (four in weekends) at the March 2014 timetable revision, serving 70 to 100 passengers per day.
In 1979, the station on the Nankai Main Line changed its name to Sumiyoshitaisha. The following year, ownership of the tram line was transferred to Hankai Tramway, and the tram terminus maintained the original Sumiyoshikōen Station name.[3] The station, as well as the 200-meter branch line between Sumiyoshi and Sumiyoshikōen, was closed from 31 January 2016.[1][2]
The Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line is still in service, with a street platform (Sumiyoshitoriimae) approximately 70 meters to the east of the former Sumiyoshikōen Station.
References
- ^ a b 阪堺電車の住吉公園駅廃止へ [Sumiyoshikōen Station of Hankai Tramway to be closed]. Sankei West (in Japanese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c 「日本一終電早い駅」廃止 ["Station with the earliest last train in Japan" closes]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Kyodo. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c 南海電気鉄道株式会社. "Our footsteps | Nankai Electric Railway Co.,Ltd". 南海電気鉄道株式会社. Retrieved 2025-09-02.