Kawachi-Iwafune Station
# Kawachi-Iwafune Station

Kawachi-Iwafune Station (河内磐船駅, Kawachi-Iwafune-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Katano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Kawachi-Iwafune Station is served by the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located 25.0 kilometres (15.5 miles) from the starting point of the line at Kizu Station.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

## Platforms

| 1 | ■ H KatamachiLine | for Shijōnawate and Kyōbashi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ H Katamachi Line | for Matsuiyamate and Kizu |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) |||||
| Nagao | Rapid Service | Hoshida |
| Tsuda | Regional Rapid Service | Hoshida |
| Tsuda | Local | Hoshida |

## History

The station was opened on 2 December 1935.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawachi-Iwafune being assigned station number JR-H30.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kawachimori Station on the Keihan Katano Line is about 300m south of the station
* Katano City Health and Welfare Center
* "Ikiiki Land Katano" (Municipal General Gymnasium)
* Osaka Prefectural Katano High School
