Higashi-Kishiwada Station

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Railway station in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Higashi-Kishiwada Station

東岸和田駅

Higashi-Kishiwada Station East exit, May 2019

General information
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 / 34.4494; 135.3859
Owned by|  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
Other information
Status| Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code| JR-R40
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 16 June 1930 (1930-06-16)[1]
Previous names| Habugō (to 1932),
Hanwa-Kishiwada (to 1941)
Passengers
FY2019| 11,322 daily

Services

| Preceding station  |  | JR-West |  | Following station

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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

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Higashi-Kishiwada Station

Higashi-Kishiwada Station (Japan)

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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

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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

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

### Platforms

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1, 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line  | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama

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3, 4 | ■ R Hanwa Line  | for Tennōji

## History

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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

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

## Surrounding area

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* 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

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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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.[permanent dead link]

## External links

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Media related to Higashi-Kishiwada Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Higashi-Kishiwada Station Official Site

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Stations of the Hanwa Line

* (Osaka Loop Line for Osaka<<)
* Tennōji
* Bishōen
* Minami-Tanabe
* Tsurugaoka
* Nagai
* Abikochō
* Sugimotochō
* Asaka
* Sakaishi
* Mikunigaoka
* Mozu
* Uenoshiba
* Tsukuno
* Ōtori
* Tonoki
* Kita-Shinoda
* Shinodayama
* Izumi-Fuchū
* Kumeda
* Shimomatsu
* Higashi-Kishiwada
* Higashi-Kaizuka
* Izumi-Hashimoto
* Higashi-Sano
* Kumatori
* Hineno (>>Kansai Airport Line)
* Nagataki
* Shinge
* Izumi-Sunagawa
* Izumi-Tottori
* Yamanakadani
* Kii
* Musota
* Kii-Nakanoshima
* Wakayama (>>Kinokuni Line)

Branch
Ōtori
Higashi-Hagoromo

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