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Suita Station (JR West)

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Suita Station

吹田駅

Station building and bus stops

General information

Location

1 Asahimachi, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 564-0027
Japan

Coordinates

34°45′47.43″N 135°31′25.21″E / 34.7631750°N 135.5236694°E

Operated by

JR West

JR Freight

Line(s)

A Tōkaidō Main Line
(JR Kyoto Line)

Distance

548.8 km (341.0 mi) from Tokyo

Platforms

2 island platforms

Construction

Structure type

Ground level

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Status

Staffed

Station code

JR-A44

Website

Official website

History

Opened

9 August 1876

Passengers

FY2019

22,896 daily

Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kishibe towards Kyōto		JR Kyōto Line Local		Higashi-Yodogawa towards Ōsaka

Location
Suita Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Suita Station Suita Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Suita Station Suita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Suita Station (吹田駅, Suita-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also the location of a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

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Suita Station is served by the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line), and is 35.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kyoto and 548.8 kilometers from the terminusatTokyo.

Start Layout

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The station has two island platform connected by an elevated station building; however, only the inner tracks on both platforms are in use, as the outer tracks are fenced off and used only for passing trains. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1	■ JR Kyoto Line	Passing trains only
2	■ JR Kyoto Line	for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya
3	■ JR Kyoto Line	for Takatsuki and Kyoto
4	■ JR Kyoto Line	Passing trains only

Adjacent stations

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«	Service	»
JR West
Tōkaidō Line passenger tracks (JR Kyōto Line)
Kishibe	Local		Higashi-Yodogawa
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station
Tōkaidō Line freight tracks
Suita Signal Box	Umeda Freight Line (no passenger trains stop) (route for limited express trains "Haruka")	Shin-Ōsaka
Suita Signal Box	Hoppo Freight Line (freight only)	Miyahara Depot
Katamachi Line freight branch
Terminus	Joto Freight Line	Shigino

History

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The station opened on 9 August 1876.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Suita being assigned station number JR-A44.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,896 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

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Kita-Osaka Health and Medical City
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Suita Municipal Hospital
JR Freight Suita Locomotive Depot
JR West Suita Factory
Osaka Gakuin University

References

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^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 36. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）