Ōtori Station

Ōtori Station (鳳駅, Ōtori-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Ōtori Station

鳳駅
Ōtori Station platform
General information
Location125, Ōtorihigashi-machi 1-chō, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 593-8324
Japan
Coordinates34°31′56″N 135°27′32″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Connections
    Other information
    StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
    Station codeJR-R33
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened18 July 1929 (1929-07-18)
    Passengers
    FY201919,096 daily
    Location
    Ōtori Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
    Ōtori Station
    Ōtori Station
    Location within Osaka Prefecture
    Ōtori Station is located in Japan
    Ōtori Station
    Ōtori Station
    Ōtori Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Ōtori 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

    The 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
    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
    « Service »
    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

    Ōtori 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

    In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,096 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

    Surrounding area
    • 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

    References
    1. "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.
    2. "「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.
    3. 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.

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