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JR Nagase Station

Railway station in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

34°38′58″N 135°34′13″E / 34.64944°N 135.57028°E / 34.64944; 135.57028Owned byOsaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd.Operated by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) F Osaka Higashi LineDistance15.9 km from Shin-OsakaPlatforms1 island platformConstructionStructure typeelevatedOther informationStation codeJR-F12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 15, 2008 (2008-03-15)PassengersFY20193282 daily

Location
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JR Nagase Station (JR長瀬駅, JR Nagase-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

JR Nagase Station is served by the Osaka Higashi Line, and is located 15.9 kilometers from Shin-Osaka Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform, capable of accommodating eight-car trains, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ F Osaka Higashi Line	for Hanaten and Shin-Osaka
2	■ F Osaka Higashi Line	for Kyūhōji

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Osaka Higashi Line
JR Shuntokumichi	Local	Kizuri-Kamikita
Direct Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

Shogakuji Signal Box is located between this station and Shin-Kami Station, and the signal box connects to Kudara Kamotsu Terminal via the Kansai Line Freight Branch.

History

The station was initially planned under the provisional name Kashida Station (柏田駅, Kashida-eki). JR West preferred Nagase, a widely known place name, for the definite station name rather than obscure Kashida, but since there is a separate Nagase Station on Kintetsu Osaka Line, the station was finally named JR Nagase.

23 August 2007 – Press release by JR West of the determination of the station name as JR Nagase^[1]
15 March 2008 – Opening of the station^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3282 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

Higashi Osaka City Kashita Elementary School
Higashi Osaka City Nagase Nishi Elementary School
Higashi Osaka City Taiheiji Elementary School
Higashi Osaka City Kashiwada Junior High School

References

^ "(untitled)" (Press release) (in Japanese). JR West. August 23, 2007. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007.
^ "(untitled)" (Press release) (in Japanese). JR West. December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.