The Hankyu portion of the station consists of two opposed side platforms. The Osaka Monorail portion of the station consists of one elevated island platform.
The station of the Hankyu line opened on 8 March 1970, and provided bus connection for passengers visiting Expo '70 (held March 15, 1970, through September 13, 1970). Unlike temporary Bankokuhaku Nishiguchi Station on the Senri Line (near present Yamada Station), which was open only during the Expo, Minami-Ibaraki Station was built as a permanent station.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-68.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu station was used by an average of 46,939 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail portion was used by 31,198 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
The area around the station is lined with condominiums developed by Hankyu Corporation.
^Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 94. ISBN4-89485-051-6.
^"Feedback Monthly 1990-6". Japan Railfan Magazine (353): 118. September 1990.
^"「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived(PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
