Kyūhōji Station

Location
	Kyūhōji Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Kyūhōji Station Kyūhōji Station (Japan)

Kyūhōji Station

久宝寺駅
Kyūhōji Station; 久宝寺駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Entrance of Kyūhōji Station, December 2005
General information
Location	3-1, Ryūgechō Nichome, Yao-shi, Osaka-fu 581-0069; Japan
Coordinates	34°37′20.46″N 135°35′3.59″E / 34.6223500°N 135.5843306°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Q Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line); F Osaka Higashi Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-Q24, JR-F15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1910
Passengers
FY2019	18,112 daily
Services
Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line)
Osaka Higashi Line
Location
Location
	Kyūhōji Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Kyūhōji Station Kyūhōji Station (Japan)

Kyūhōji Station (久宝寺駅, Kyūhōji-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yao, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kyūhōji Station is served by the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), and is located 164.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station and 43.4 kilometers from Kamo. It is also served by the Osaka Higashi Line, and is 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Shin-Osaka Station.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Yamatoji Line	for Ōji, Nara and Takada
2	■ Yamatoji Line	direct rapid service from the Osaka Higashi Line for Ōji and Nara in the evening
3	■ Yamatoji Line	for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka
3	■ Osaka Higashi Line	for Shin-Kami and Hanaten direct rapid service for Kyōbashi and Kitashinchi
4	■ Yamatoji Line	for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka

History

The station opened on 1 December 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kyūhōji being assigned station number JR-Q24 or the Yamatoji Line and JR-F15 for the Osaka-Higashi Line.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Kyūhō-ji temple
Yao City Hospital

References

^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Kyūhōji Station at Wikimedia Commons

Yao Station Official Site(in Japanese)

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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.

[Osaka2019stats-3] 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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