is a passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
in located in the city of
Katano,
Osaka Prefecture,
Japan, operated by
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR West).
Lines
Kawachi-Iwafune Station is served by the
Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located from the starting point of the line at
Kizu Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
s connected by an underground passage. The station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
'' staffed ticket office.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
The station was opened on 2 December 1935.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawachi-Iwafune being assigned station number JR-H30.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*
Kawachimori Station on the
Keihan Katano Line
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The is a 6.9 km railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line with Kisaichi Station.
Operation
All trains stop ...
is about 300m south of the station
*Katano City Health and Welfare Center
* "Ikiiki Land Katano" (Municipal General Gymnasium)
* Osaka Prefectural Katano High School
References
External links
Official home page
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Katano, Osaka
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