Asaka Station (Osaka)
{{short description|Railway station in Sakai, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Asaka Station
| native_name = 浅香駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Asaka Station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Asaka Station, August 2018
| other_name =
| style = JR West
| address = 9-1, Asakayamacho Sancho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 590-0012
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34.5856|N|135.5022|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company
| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company
| line = {{rbox|R||#f60|#fff}} Hanwa Line
| distance = {{convert|7.9|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Tennōji|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus stop
}}
| structure = Elevated (embankment)
| code = JR-R27
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0621907}}
| opened = {{Start date|1937|09|03|df=y}}
| closed =
| former = Hanwa Asakayama (to 1941); Yamate Asakayama (to 1944)
| passengers = 2223 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Asaka Station
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line3=Hanwa|note-mid3={{SLL|Local}}|left3=Sakaishi|right3=Sugimotocho}}
}}
{{nihongo|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).
Lines
Asaka Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at {{STN|Tennōji|x}}.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|name=Hanwa Line|dir=for {{STN|Ōtori|x}}, {{STN|Hineno|x}} and {{STN|Wakayama|x}}|col=#f60}}
{{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=2|name=Hanwa Line|dir=for {{STN|Tennōji|x}}|col=#f60}}
History
Asaka Station opened on September 3, 1937, as the {{nihongo|Hanwa-Asakayama Stop|阪和浅香山停留場|Hanwa-Asaka Teiryujo}}. It was renamed {{nihongo|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.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2223 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url= https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/toukei/nenkan/l|script-title= ja:大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行）|trans-title= Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook|year= 2020|publisher= Osaka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= 11 August 2021}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Surrounding area
- 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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621907 Asaka Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hanwa Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1937
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