Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

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
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	JR-E06
History
Opened	1898
Passengers
FY 2023	7,578 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Uzumasa towards Sonobe Sagano Line Local Emmachi towards Kyoto

Line

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)

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

Hanazono Station opened on 1 January 1898, less than one year after the opening of the Kyoto Railway (predecessor of the San'in Main Line).^[3]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hanazono being assigned station number JR-E06.^[4][5]

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).