Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

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Hanazono Station

花園駅
JR Hanazono sta 001.jpg
LocationUkyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Sagano Line
History
Opened1898

Hanazono Station (花園駅, Hanazono-eki) is a train station in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station (and surrounding neighborhood) are named for Emperor Hanazono, who had a palace in the area, now the Myōshin-ji temple complex.

Line[]

Nearby[]

Just to the north and east is the major temple complex of Myōshin-ji, and the affiliated Hanazono University (to the east, actually closer to Emmachi Station).

Layout[]

The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks.[1]

1  Sagano Line for Kyoto
2  Sagano Line for Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama

History[]

Hanazono Station opened on January 1, 1898, less than one year after the opening of the Kyoto Railway (predecessor of the San'in Main Line).[2]

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Sagano Line
Emmachi   Local   Uzumasa
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

References[]

  1. ^ "花園駅 構内図". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 4533029809.


Coordinates: 35°1′7.01″N 135°43′4.01″E / 35.0186139°N 135.7177806°E / 35.0186139; 135.7177806


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