Kizuri-Kamikita Station

Kizuri-Kamikita Station
衣摺加美北駅
March 2018
Location Kizuri, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s)  F  Osaka Higashi Line
Distance 6.2 km from Hanaten
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Lifts to each platform
Other information
Status Under construction
Station code JR-F13
History
Opening Spring 2018
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018) 4,500 daily (forecast)

Kizuri-Kamikita Station (衣摺加美北駅, Kizuri-Kamikita-eki) is a proposed railway station under construction on the Osaka Higashi Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, to be operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is scheduled to open in spring 2018.

Lines

Kizuri-Kamikita Station will be served by the 9.2 km (5.7 mi) Osaka Higashi Line from Hanaten to Kyūhōji, and will be located 6.2 km from the starting point of the line at Hanaten (1.3 km from JR Nagase Station to the north, and 1.4 km from Shin-Kami Station to the south).[1]

Station layout

The platforms under construction in October 2017

The station will have two elevated side platforms, each capable of accommodating eight-car trains.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Osaka Higashi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
JR Nagase   Local   Shin-Kami

History

The name of the new station was announced by JR West on 26 September 2017.[1]

Passenger statistics

The station is forecast to be used by approximately 4,500 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located close to the boundary between the city of Higashiosaka and Hirano-ku, Osaka, and takes its name from the two areas it serves: Kizuri in Higashiosaka and Kamikita in Hirano-ku.[1]

The following schools are located near the station.

  • Kashita Junior High School
  • Nagase Junior High School
  • Higashiosaka Nagasenishi Elementary School
  • Nagaseminami Elementary School
  • Osaka Kamikita Elementary School

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 おおさか東線の新駅は「衣摺加美北」に [New station on Osaka Higashi Line to be named Kizuri-Kamikita]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 難読？おおさか東線、新駅の名称は「衣摺加美北」　来年春、ＪＲ長瀬－新加美間で開業 [Difficult to read? New station on Higashi Osaka Line to be named Kizuri-kamikita, opening next spring between JR Nagase and Shin-Kami]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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