Wakae-Iwata Station

Other informationStation codeA10WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 30, 1914Previous namesWakae (to 1925)PassengersFY201815,832 daily

Location
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Wakae-Iwata Station (若江岩田駅, Wakae-Iwata-eki, station number: A10) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Wakae-Iwata Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located 4.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse Station and 10.2 kilometers from Ōsaka Namba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1	■ Nara Line	for Higashi-Hanazono, Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara and Tenri
2	■ Nara Line	for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba and Amagasaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nara Line (A10)
Yaenosato (A09)		Local		Kawachi-Hanazono (A11)
Suburban Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Wakae-Iwata Station opened on April 30, 1914 as Wakae Station (若江駅) on the Osaka Electric Tramway. It was renamed to its present name in 1925. In 1941 it was transferred to the Kansai Kyūkō Railway, which became part of Kintetsu in 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 15,832 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Wakaeiwata Ekimae Urban Redevelopment Building

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Wakae-Iwata Station (in Japanese)