This station consists two island platforms with four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on June 16, 1930 as a temporary stop, and upgraded to a full passenger station on March 3, 1931. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The Kansai Airport Line began operations on June 15, 1994.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hineno being assigned station numbers JR-R45 for the Hanwa Line and JR-S45 for the Kansai Airport Line.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8816 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[4]
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^"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.
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