Higashi-Kaizuka Station

Railway station in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

34°26′25″N 135°22′21″E / 34.4403°N 135.3724°E / 34.4403; 135.3724Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) R Hanwa LineDistance28.1 km (17.5 mi) from TennōjiPlatforms2 island platformsTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJR-R41WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened24 September 1934 (1934-09-24)^[1]Previous namesHanwa-Kaizuka (to 1941)PassengersFY20192525 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

Location
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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

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.