Izumi-Fuchū Station (和泉府中駅, Izumi-Fuchū-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Izumi-Fuchū Station

和泉府中駅
Izumi-Fuchū Station, August 2013
General information
Location10-1, Fuchucho 1-chōme, Izumi-shi, Osaka-fu 594-0071
Japan
Coordinates34°29′18.55″N 135°25′28.25″E / 34.4884861°N 135.4245139°E / 34.4884861; 135.4245139
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance20.9 km (13.0 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJR-R37
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 July 1929 (1929-07-18)
Passengers
FY201917,521 daily
Location
Izumi-Fuchū Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Izumi-Fuchū Station
Izumi-Fuchū Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Izumi-Fuchū Station is located in Japan
Izumi-Fuchū Station
Izumi-Fuchū Station
Izumi-Fuchū Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Izumi-Fuchū Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 20.9 kilometres (13.0 miles) from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1, 2   R  Hanwa Line for Kansai Airport and Wakayama
3, 4   R  Hanwa Line for Tennōji

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR West
Hanwa Line
Shinodayama   Local   Kumeda
Shinodayama   Regional Rapid Service   Kumeda
Ōtori   Direct Rapid Service   Higashi-Kishiwada
Ōtori   Rapid Service   Higashi-Kishiwada
Ōtori   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service
  Higashi-Kishiwada
Tennoji   Limited Express Kuroshio (some trains only)   Hineno
Tennoji   Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka (some trains only)   Hineno

History edit

Izumi-Fuchū Station opened on 18 July 1929. 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 Izumi-Fuchū being assigned station number JR-R37.[1][2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Izumi City Hall
  • Izumi Municipal Stadium
  • Izumi City General Medical Center
  • Izumi Municipal Kokufu Elementary School
  • Izumi City Izumi Junior High School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 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

  Media related to Izumi-Fuchū Station at Wikimedia Commons