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Higashi-Kishiwada Station

Railway station in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

34°26′58″N 135°23′09″E / 34.4494°N 135.3859°E / 34.4494; 135.3859Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) R Hanwa LineDistance26.5 km (16.5 mi) from TennōjiPlatforms2 island platformsTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station codeJR-R40WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 June 1930 (1930-06-16)^[1]Previous namesHabugō (to 1932),
Hanwa-Kishiwada (to 1941)PassengersFY201911,322 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

Location
Higashi-Kishiwada Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Higashi-Kishiwada Station Higashi-Kishiwada Station (Japan) Show map of 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

Katsuragi Hospital
Osaka Prefectural Izumi High School
Osaka Prefectural Kishiwada Support School
Osaka Technical College
Kishiwada City Habu Junior High School
Senko-ji Temple

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.