Asaka Station (浅香駅, Asaka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Asaka Station

浅香駅
Asaka Station, August 2018
General information
Location9-1, Asakayamacho Sancho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 590-0012
Japan
Coordinates34°35′08″N 135°30′08″E / 34.5856°N 135.5022°E / 34.5856; 135.5022
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Distance7.9 km (4.9 miles) from Tennōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated (embankment)
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJR-R27
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 September 1937 (1937-09-03)
Previous namesHanwa Asakayama (to 1941); Yamate Asakayama (to 1944)
Passengers
FY20192223 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Sakaishi
towards Wakayama
Hanwa Line
Local
Sugimotocho
towards Tennoji
Location
Asaka Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Asaka Station
Asaka Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Asaka Station is located in Japan
Asaka Station
Asaka Station
Asaka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Asaka Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.[citation needed]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[citation needed]

Platforms

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1  Hanwa Line for Ōtori, Hineno and Wakayama
2  Hanwa Line for Tennōji

History

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Asaka Station opened on September 3, 1937, as the Hanwa-Asakayama Stop (阪和浅香山停留場, Hanwa-Asaka Teiryujo). It was renamed Yamate-Asakayama Stop (山手浅香山停留場, Yamate-Asaka Teiryujo) on August 1, 1941, and to its present name on May 1, 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Asaka being assigned station number JR-R27.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2223 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Yamato River
  • Sakai Women's Junior College
  • Kaorigaoka Liberte High School
  • Sakai Liberal Junior and Senior High School
  • Sakai City Asakayama Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
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