Higashi-Hanazono Station
Higashi-Hanazono Station 東花園駅 | |
| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Osaka (See other stations in Osaka) |
| City | Higashiosaka |
| Neighborhood etc. | Yoshita Rokuchome |
| Coordinates | 34°39′45.31″N 135°37′35.49″E / 34.6625861°N 135.6265250°ECoordinates: 34°39′45.31″N 135°37′35.49″E / 34.6625861°N 135.6265250°E |
| Postal code | 578-0924 |
| (in Japanese) | 大阪府東大阪市吉田六丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1929 |
| Former names | Rugby Undojo-mae Station Rugby-jo-mae Station |
| Present name since | 1965 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Kintetsu |
| Line(s) | Nara Line |
| There are no bus services at this station | |
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Higashi-Hanazono Station (東花園駅) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the nearest station to Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
Building
Higashi-Hanazono Station has 2 island platforms with 10-car length serving 4 tracks elevated (eastbound on May 30, 2010, westbound on September 21, 2014). Hanazono Inspection Depot is connected from the siding tracks numbered 1 and 3.
| 1, 2 | ■Nara Line | for Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara and Tenri |
| 3, 4 | ■Nara Line | for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba, (Hanshin Namba Line) Amagasaki, Koshien and Kobe Sannomiya |
Surroundings
- Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
- Hanazono Central Park
- Higashi-Hanazono Depot
- Supermarket KINSHO
History
- 1929 - The station opened at the same time with Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The station at the time is only used for Rugby game season, and was named Rugby-Undoujō-mae Station (ラグビー運動場前駅).
- 1941 - Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway and becomes a station of Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway.
- 1944 - Kankyu became Kintetsu and the station becomes part of Kintetsu.
- 1950 - The station was renamed Rugby-Jō-mae Station (ラグビー場前駅).
- 1967 - The station was renamed Higashi-Hanazono.
- 1967 - Higashi-Hanazono Train Depot was completed.
- 1967 - The station became a regular station.
- 2006 - Promoted to a Semi Express stop and a Suburban Semi Express stop.
- 2007 - PiTaPa service started.
- 2010 - The platform grade separation for "down" trains (towards Kintetsu Nara) is completed.
- 2014 - The platform grade separation for "up" trains (towards Ōsaka Namba) is completed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintetsu Nara Line | ||||
| Kawachi-Hanazono | Local | Hyotan-yama | ||
| Kawachi-Kosaka | Suburban Semi-Express | Hyotan-yama | ||
| Kawachi-Kosaka | Semi-Express | Ishikiri | ||
| Express: no stop | ||||
| Rapid Express: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express: no stop | ||||
When the large events are held at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, part of express trains running both direction and part of rapid express trains running for Osaka Namba and Kobe stop at the station (examples: the National High School Rugby Tournament games, the international rugby football games, the Japan Top League games (Kintetsu Liners, when crowded))
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