Kumatori Station
# Kumatori Station

Kumatori Station (熊取駅, Kumatori-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Kumatori Station is served by the Hanwa Line and is located 33.0 kilometres from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

## Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Kansai Airport and Wakayama |
| - | - | - |
| 3, 4 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Tennōji |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR West |||||
| Hanwa Line |||||
| Higashi-Sano | Local | Hineno |
| Higashi-Sano | Regional Rapid Service | Hineno |
| Higashi-Kishiwada | Direct Rapid Service | Hineno |
| Higashi-Kishiwada | Rapid Service | Hineno |
| Higashi-Kishiwada | Kansai Airport Rapid Service Kishuji Rapid Service | Hineno |
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka: Does not stop at this station |||||

## History

Kumatori Station opened on 16 June 1930. 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 Kumatori being assigned station number JR-R44.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,978 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Izumisano City Sanodai Elementary School
* Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
* Osaka University of Tourism
* Kansai Medical University
