Higashi-Kaizuka Station

Higashi-Kaizuka Station (東貝塚駅) 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 km 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.

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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Japan Life Baseball Club Ground
 * Kaizuka City History Exhibition Hall (former Unitika Phoenix Factory Office)
 * Kaizuka Municipal Second Junior High School