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Higashi-Kishiwada Station

東岸和田駅
Higashi-Kishiwada Station East exit, May 2019
General information
Location2072, Habu-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka-fu 596-0825
Japan
Coordinates34°26′58″N 135°23′09″E / 34.4494°N 135.3859°E / 34.4494; 135.3859
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance26.5 km (16.5 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJR-R40
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1930 (1930-06-16)[1]
Previous namesHabugō (to 1932),
Hanwa-Kishiwada (to 1941)
Passengers
FY201911,322 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Hanwa Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
Shimomatsu   Local   Higashi-Kaizuka
Shimomatsu   Regional Rapid Service   Higashi-Kaizuka
Izumi-Fuchū   Direct Rapid Service   Kumatori
Izumi-Fuchū   Rapid Service   Kumatori
Izumi-Fuchū   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service 		  Kumatori
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Location
Higashi-Kishiwada Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Kishiwada Station
Higashi-Kishiwada Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Kishiwada Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kishiwada Station
Higashi-Kishiwada Station
Higashi-Kishiwada Station (Japan)

Higashi-Kishiwada Station (東岸和田駅, Higashi-Kishiwada-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Higashi-Kishiwada Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 26.5 km (16.5 mi) from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2 ■  R  Hanwa Line for Kansai Airport and Wakayama
3, 4 ■  R  Hanwa Line for Tennōji

History

Higashi-Kishiwada Station opened on 16 June 1930 as Habugō Station (土生郷駅). It was renamed Hanwa-Kishiwada Station (阪和岸和田駅) on 1 April 1932, and to its present name on 1 August 1941. 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 Higashi-Kishiwada being assigned station number JR-R40.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (10 January 2010). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.
  4. ^ 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.

External links

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