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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Izumi-Sunagawa Station

Izumi-Sunagawa Station (和泉砂川駅, Izumi-Sunagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Izumi-Sunagawa is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2  Hanwa Line for Hineno and Tennoji
3, 4  Hanwa Line for Kii and Wakayama

History

Izumi-Sunagawa Station opened on 16 June 1930 as Shindachi Station (達駅). It was renamed Hanwa-Sunagawa Station (阪和砂川) in 1932 and then Sunagawaen Station (砂川園駅) on 1 August 1941. On 1 May 1944 it became Izumi-Sunagawa Station. 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 Izumi-Sunagawa being assigned station number JR-R48.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding Area

  • Kaieji temple ruins
  • Osaka Prefectural Sennan Support School
  • Museum of Ancient History
  • Chokei-ji Temple

See also