Hanazono Station (Kyoto)
Railway station in Kyoto, Japan
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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 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line | Sagano Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-E06 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 7,578 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Line
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Layout
The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks.[2]
| 1 | ■ Sagano Line | for Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ Sagano Line | for Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |
History
Surrounding area
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).
