Higashi-Kishiwada Station
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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){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Hanwa Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.5 km (16.5 miles) 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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama |
| 3, 4 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
External links
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