is a passenger

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in located in the city of

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, operated by the private railway company

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. One notable feature of this station is that it has a large

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growing in the middle of it which is considered sacred to the local people. The station was built around it. The tree is estimated to be around 700 years old; its base has a small

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Kayashima Station
Atlas Obscura (Accessed March 15 2017)

Lines

Kayashima Station is served by the

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, and is located 12.8 km from the starting point of the line at

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Station layout

The station has two

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s connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

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Adjacent stations

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History

The station was opened on April 15, 1910.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 27,841 passengers daily.{{cite web, url=https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/3355/00387493/n2020-09-01~31.pdf, script-title=ja:大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 , trans-title=Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook, year= 2020, publisher= Osaka Prefecture, location= Japan, language= Japanese, archiveurl= , archivedate= , accessdate= 11 August 2021

Surrounding area

* Kayashima Shrine *Kayashima Ikuno Hospital

References

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External links

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