Shinge Station
Railway station in Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Shinge Station (新家駅, Shinge-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Japan
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| Location | 2959-3 Shinge, Sennan-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0522 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.360767°N 135.281686°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line | R Hanwa Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 38.6 km (24.0 miles) from Tennōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-R47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 June 1930[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2706 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Shinge Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 38.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Kii and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ Hanwa Line | for Hineno and Tennoji |
History
Shinge Station opened on 16 June 1930, as a provisional station and was officially opened as a full passenger station on 3 March 1931. 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 Shinge being assigned station number JR-R47.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2706 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding Area
- Former Sennan City Shinge Kindergarten
- Japan Post Sennan Shinge Post Office