Kumatori Station (熊取駅, Kumatori-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kumatori Station

熊取駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kumatori Station, March 2019
General information
Location1-17-1 Okubonaka, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka-fu 590-0403
Japan
Coordinates34°24′21″N 135°20′29″E / 34.4059°N 135.3413°E / 34.4059; 135.3413
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance33.0 km (20.5 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJR-R44
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1930 (1930-06-16)[1]
Passengers
FY201910,978 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Hanwa Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Sano   Local   Hineno
Higashi-Sano   Regional Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Direct Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service
  Hineno
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Location
Kumatori Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Kumatori Station
Kumatori Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Kumatori Station is located in Japan
Kumatori Station
Kumatori Station
Kumatori Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Kumatori Station is served by the Hanwa Line and is located 33.0 kilometres 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 is staffed.

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
Higashi-Sano   Local   Hineno
Higashi-Sano   Regional Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Direct Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Rapid Service   Hineno
Higashi-Kishiwada   Kansai Airport Rapid Service
Kishuji Rapid Service
  Hineno
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station

History edit

Kumatori Station opened on 16 June 1930. 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 Kumatori being assigned station number JR-R44.[2][3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,978 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.
  4. ^ 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.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

  Media related to Kumatori Station at Wikimedia Commons