Higashi-Kaizuka Station

Coordinates: 34°26′25″N 135°22′21″E / 34.4403°N 135.3724°E / 34.4403; 135.3724
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Higashi-Kaizuka Station

東貝塚駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Higashi-Kaizuka Station, May 2019
General information
Location1-1-1, Handa, Kaizuka-shi, Osaka-fu
Japan
Coordinates34°26′25″N 135°22′21″E / 34.4403°N 135.3724°E / 34.4403; 135.3724
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance28.1 km (17.5 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJR-R41
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 September 1934 (1934-09-24)[1]
Previous namesHanwa-Kaizuka (to 1941)
Passengers
FY20192525 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Hanwa Line
Higashi-Kishiwada   Local   Izumi-Hashimoto
Higashi-Kishiwada   Regional Rapid Service   Izumi-Hashimoto
Direct Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kishuji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
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Location
Higashi-Kaizuka Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Kaizuka Station
Higashi-Kaizuka Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Kaizuka Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kaizuka Station
Higashi-Kaizuka Station
Higashi-Kaizuka Station (Japan)

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]

  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.

External links[edit]

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