Kyūhōji Station

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).

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
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 (1910-12-01)
Passengers
FY2019	18,112 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line) Yao   Local   Kami Ōji   Regional Rapid Service   Tennōji Ōji   Rapid Service   Tennōji Kashiwara   Rapid Service starting Kashiwara for JR Namba   Tennōji Ōji   Yamatoji Rapid Service   Tennōji Osaka Higashi Line Shin-Kami   Local   Terminus JR Kawachi-Eiwa   Direct Rapid Service   Ōji (Yamatoji Line)
Location Kyūhōji Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Kyūhōji Station Kyūhōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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
	■ 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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan