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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
General information
Location	Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sagano Line
History
Opened	1898

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.[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

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