Izumi-Sunagawa Station

Coordinates: 34°21′39″N 135°16′54″E / 34.360767°N 135.281686°E / 34.360767; 135.281686
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Izumi-Sunagawa Station

和泉砂川駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Izumi-Sunagawa Station west exit, December 2005
General information
Location165-2 Shindachimakino, Sennan-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0522
Japan
Coordinates34°21′39″N 135°16′54″E / 34.360767°N 135.281686°E / 34.360767; 135.281686
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance40.5 km (25.2 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJR-R48
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1930 (1930-06-16)[1]
Previous namesShindachi (to 1932), Hanwa-Sunagawa (to 1941), Sunagawaen (to 1944)
Passengers
FY20194166 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Hanwa Line
Shinge   Local   Izumi-Tottori
Shinge   Regional Rapid Service (southbound only)   Izumi-Tottori
Shinge   Kishuji Rapid Service   Izumi-Tottori
Hineno   Kishuji Rapid Service (part of trains in the morning)   Kii
Hineno   Direct Rapid Service   Kii
Hineno   Rapid Service   Kii
Hineno   Limited Express Kuroshio   Wakayama
Location
Izumi-Sunagawa Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Izumi-Sunagawa Station
Izumi-Sunagawa Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Izumi-Sunagawa Station is located in Japan
Izumi-Sunagawa Station
Izumi-Sunagawa Station
Izumi-Sunagawa Station (Japan)
Izumi-Sunagawa Station in 1946

Izumi-Sunagawa Station (和泉砂川駅, Izumi-Sunagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Izumi-Sunagawa is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[edit]

1, 2  Hanwa Line for Hineno and Tennoji
3, 4  Hanwa Line for Kii and Wakayama

History[edit]

Izumi-Sunagawa Station opened on 16 June 1930 as Shindachi Station (達駅). It was renamed Hanwa-Sunagawa Station (阪和砂川) in 1932 and then Sunagawaen Station (砂川園駅) on 1 August 1941. On 1 May 1944 it became Izumi-Sunagawa Station. 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 Izumi-Sunagawa being assigned station number JR-R48.[2][3]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding Area[edit]

  • Kaieji temple ruins
  • Osaka Prefectural Sennan Support School
  • Museum of Ancient History
  • Chokei-ji Temple

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.

External links[edit]

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