title: Kawachi-Iwafune Station
text: # 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
  