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Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Sagano Line

Opened
  
1898

Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

Location
  
Ukyō, Kyoto, KyotoJapan

Similar
  
Uzumasa Station, Emmachi Station, Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station, Myōshin‑ji, Tambaguchi Station

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.

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Line

  • West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Sagano Line (Sanin Main 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. Track No. 1 is for trains bound for Kyoto and Track No. 2 is for trains bound for Kameoka and Sonobe.

    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).

    References

    Hanazono Station (Kyoto) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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