title: Hoshida Station
text: # Hoshida Station
  
  Hoshida Station (星田駅, Hoshida-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
  
  Hoshida Station is served by the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located 27.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kizu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. 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) |||||
  | Kawachi-Iwafune | Rapid Service | Shijonawate |
  | Kawachi-Iwafune | Regional Rapid Service | Neyagawa-Kōen |
  | Kawachi-Iwafune | Local | Neyagawa-Kōen |
  
  ## History
  
  The station was opened on 1 July 1898.
  
  Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hoshida being assigned station number JR-H31.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8,145 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Hoshida Citizen Center (Katano City Office Hoshida Branch Office)
  * Osaka Prefectural Kita Kawachi Satsuki High School
  * Katano City Hoshida Elementary School
  