Shin-Hōsono Station (新祝園駅, Shin-Hōsono-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in the town of Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Shin-Hōsono Station 新祝園駅
Shinhōsono station 2013.8.28
General information
Location	13-1, Nagatsuka, Hosono, Seika, Soraku, Kyoto （京都府相楽郡精華町大字祝園小字長塚13-1） Japan
Coordinates	34°45′35.69″N 135°47′33.68″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Kyoto Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1928
Location
Shin-Hōsono Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Shin-Hōsono Station Shin-Hōsono Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Both express and local trains stop at Shin-Hōsono Station. It is one of the major stations of the Kansai Science City.

Connecting line from Shin-Hosono Station

• JR West
  • ●Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) - Hōsono Station

Layout

The station has 2 platforms serving 4 tracks. An elevated walkway connects the station with the adjacent Hōsono Station on the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) of JR West.

Platforms

Bus connections

History

• 1928 - The station opens when Nara Electric Railway starts operation between Momoyamagoryo-mae and Saidaiji
• 1963 - NER merges into Kintetsu
• 1994 - Station house is rebuilt as an elevated building
• 2000 - The station is promoted to an express train stop
• 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

References

External links

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Kintetsu station information (in English)

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