Hirano Station (JR West) explained

Hirano Station
Native Name:	平野駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR West
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.6307°N 135.5517°W
Operator:	West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Line:	Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Platforms:	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks:	4
Structure:	Ground level
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	1889

is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Layout

The station on the Yamatoji Line has a side platform serving a track, an island platform serving two tracks and a passing track for Tennoji.

Surroundings

• Japan National Route 25
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Hirano Branch
• Osaka Municipal Hirano Library
• Hirano Police Station (Osaka Prefecture)

Buses

JR Hirano-eki (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau):

• Route 19 for via / for Kami-higashi Sanchoma-higashi
• Route 30 for via, Kumata, and Teradacho / for Hirano Kuyakusho-mae via

Hirano-ekimae (Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.):

• Route 40 (Kami Route) for -ekimae

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kami being assigned station number JR-Q22.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 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! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
2. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.