Bishōen Station (美章園駅, Bishōen-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Hanwa Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on June 3, 1931.

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Bishōen Station 美章園駅
Bishōen Station
General information
Location	18, Bishōen 1-chōme, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市阿倍野区美章園一丁目18） Japan
Coordinates	34°38′17.04″N 135°31′26.27″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Hanwa Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1931

Layout

This station has two elevated side platforms serving a track each.

Surroundings

• Koboreguchi Station (Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line)
• Super-Sanko Bishoen
• Meijo Gakuin High School
• Osaka Girl's Senior High School
• Osaka Prefectural Tennoji High School
• Osaka City Kogei Senior High School
• Osaka College of Art (The Group of Osaka University of Arts)

Bus route

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Bishoen)

Route 6 for Abenobashi / for Sunjiyata via Shirasagi Koen-mae

History

• June 3, 1931 - Bishoen Station opened on the Hanwa Railway Line between Hanwa Tennoji and Minami-Tanabe stations.
• December 1, 1940 - Hanwa Railway was consolidated by Nankai Railway and Bishoen Station became a train station on the Nankai Railway Yamate Line.
• May 1, 1944 - The Nankai Railway Yamate Line was nationalized and Bishoen Station became a train station on the Japanese National Railways Hanwa Line.
• February 14, 1945 - The station was closed after Abeno-ku was bombed by Boeing B-29 of the US Forces.
• April 15, 1947 - The station was reopened.
• 1958 - The renovation of the station was started.
• May 13, 1958 - The renovation of the station was completed.
• August 1969 - The west gate was situated.
• April 1, 1987 - JNR was privatized and Bishoen Station became a train station operated by West Japan Railway Company.

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