is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Higashi-Kishiwada Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located from the northern terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History Higashi-Kishiwada Station opened on 16 June 1930 as . It was renamed on 1 April 1932, and to its present name on 1 August 1941. 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-Kishiwada being assigned station number JR-R40.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area Katsuragi Hospital Osaka Prefectural Izumi High School Osaka Prefectural Kishiwada Support School Osaka Technical College Kishiwada City Habu Junior High School Senko-ji Temple
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Higashi-Kishiwada Station Official Site