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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama |
| 3, 4 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan Life Baseball Club Ground
- Kaizuka City History Exhibition Hall (former Unitika Phoenix Factory Office)
- Kaizuka Municipal Second Junior High School
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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Media related to Higashi-Kaizuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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