title: Kitanoda Station
text: # Kitanoda Station
  
  Kitanoda Station (北野田駅, Kitanoda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK63".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kitanoda Station is served by the Nankai Koya Line, and is 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi and 18.6 kilometers from Nanba.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of two island platforms with an elevated station building.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1, 2 | ■ Koya Line | for Koyasan |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3, 4 | ■ Koya Line | for Namba |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Koya Line |||||
  | Hagiharatenjin | Local | Sayama |
  | Hagiharatenjin | Semi-Express for Namba | Sayama |
  | Sakaihigashi | Sub Express | Sayama |
  | Sakaihigashi | Express | Kongō |
  | Sakaihigashi | Rapid Express | Kongō |
  | Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan": Does not stop at this station |||||
  
  ## History
  
  Kitanoda Station opened on August 7, 1914.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 33,659 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Sakai City East Cultural Center
  * Sakai City East Library
  * Sakai City Tomiokahigashi Elementary School
  * Sakai City Tomiokanishi Elementary School
  * Noda Castle ruins
  