Higashi-Kishiwada Station

Higashi-Kishiwada Station (東岸和田駅) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Higashi-Kishiwada Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 26.5 km from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Higashi-Kishiwada Station opened on 16 June 1930 as Habugō Station (土生郷駅). It was renamed Hanwa-Kishiwada Station (阪和岸和田駅) on 1 April 1932, and 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-Kishiwada being assigned station number JR-R40.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Katsuragi Hospital
 * Osaka Prefectural Izumi High School
 * Osaka Prefectural Kishiwada Support School
 * Osaka Technical College
 * Kishiwada City Habu Junior High School
 * Senko-ji Temple