Kyūhōji Station
Kyūhōji Station 久宝寺駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Entrance of Kyūhōji Station, December 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3-1, Ryūgechō Nichome, Yao-shi, Osaka-fu 581-0069 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′20.46″N 135°35′3.59″E / 34.6223500°N 135.5843306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Q24, JR-F15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 18,112 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyūhōji Station (久宝寺駅, Kyūhōji-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yao, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Kyūhōji Station is served by the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), and is located 164.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station and 43.4 kilometers from Kamo. It is also served by the Osaka Higashi Line, and is 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Shin-Osaka Station.
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Ōji, Nara and Takada |
| 2 | ■ Yamatoji Line | direct rapid service from the Osaka Higashi Line for Ōji and Nara in the evening |
| 3 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka |
| ■ Osaka Higashi Line | for Shin-Kami and Hanaten direct rapid service for Kyōbashi and Kitashinchi | |
| 4 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 December 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kyūhōji being assigned station number JR-Q24 or the Yamatoji Line and JR-F15 for the Osaka-Higashi Line.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- Kyūhō-ji temple
- Yao City Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Kyūhōji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yao Station Official Site(in Japanese)
 | This Osaka Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |