Higashi-Kaizuka Station
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Higashi-Kaizuka Station 東貝塚駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Higashi-Kaizuka Station, May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-1-1, Handa, Kaizuka-shi, Osaka-fu Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°26′25″N 135°22′21″E / 34.4403°N 135.3724°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Hanwa Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.1 km (17.5 miles) from Tennōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 September 1934[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Hanwa-Kaizuka (to 1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2525 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-Kaizuka Station (東貝塚駅, Higashi-Kaizuka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Higashi-Kaizuka Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 28.1 kilometres (17.5 miles) from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama |
| 3, 4 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |
History
Higashi-Kaizuka Station opened on 24 September 1934 as Hanwa-Kaizuka Station (阪和貝塚駅). It was renamed 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-Kaizuka being assigned station number JR-R41.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Japan Life Baseball Club Ground
- Kaizuka City History Exhibition Hall (former Unitika Phoenix Factory Office)
- Kaizuka Municipal Second Junior High School
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-Kaizuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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