Higashi-Kishiwada Station 東岸和田駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kishiwada Station East exit, May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2072, Habu-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka-fu 596-0825 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°26′58″N 135°23′09″E / 34.4494°N 135.3859°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Hanwa Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) from Tennōji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 June 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Habugō (to 1932), Hanwa-Kishiwada (to 1941) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 11,322 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Katsuragi Hospital
- Osaka Prefectural Izumi High School
- Osaka Prefectural Kishiwada Support School
- Osaka Technical College
- Kishiwada City Habu Junior High School
- Senko-ji Temple
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "「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.
- ↑ 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
Media related to Higashi-Kishiwada Station at Wikimedia Commons