Higashi-Sano Station

Higashi-Sano Station

東佐野駅
Higashi-Sano Station; 東佐野駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Higashi-Sano Station, May 2008
General information
Location	1-1 Izumigaoka, Izumisano-shi, Osaka-fu 598-0072; Japan
Coordinates	34.4165°N 135.3502°E
Owned by	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
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-R43
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 January 1939[1]
Previous names	Izumigaoka (to 1944)
Passengers
FY2019	1278 daily
Services
Hanwa Line
	Direct Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
	Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
	Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
	Kishuji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
	Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
	Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station
Location
	Higashi-Sano Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Higashi-Sano Station Higashi-Sano Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ R Hanwa Line	for Kansai Airport and Wakayama
2	■ R Hanwa Line	for Tennōji

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1278 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

Izumigaoka residential area

References

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

Media related to Higashi-Sano Station at Wikimedia Commons

Higashi-Sano Station Official Site

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[sone25-1] 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.

[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.

[Osaka2019stats-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.