Higashi-Sano Station (東佐野駅, Higashi-Sano-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Higashi-Sano Station 東佐野駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Higashi-Sano Station, May 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-1 Izumigaoka, Izumisano-shi, Osaka-fu 598-0072 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′59″N 135°21′01″E / 34.4165°N 135.3502°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | R Hanwa Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 31.5 km (19.6 mi) from Tennōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 January 1939[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Izumigaoka (to 1944) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1278 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Higashi-Sano Station Location within Osaka Prefecture  Higashi-Sano Station Higashi-Sano Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Higashi-Sano Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 31.5 kilometres (19.6 miles) from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |
History edit
Higashi-Sano Station opened on 9 January 1939 as Izumigaoka Station (泉ヶ丘駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1944. 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-Sano being assigned station number JR-R43.[2][3]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1278 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area edit
- Izumigaoka residential area
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Higashi-Sano Station at Wikimedia Commons
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