Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

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.

Hanazono Station

花園駅
LocationUkyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Sagano Line
History
Opened1898

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.


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