Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)

Arashiyama Station
嵐山駅
Other names Sagano
Location Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
Japan
Operated by Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) Arashiyama Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code HK-98
History
Opened 1928
Traffic
Passengers (2012[1]) 2,616,000

Arashiyama Station (嵐山駅, Arashiyama-eki) is a railway station in Kyoto, Japan. It is the terminal station of the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station is a short walk from Nakanoshima Park and Togetsukyo Bridge. In spring, sakura trees lining the station light up in an array of white and pink.

History

The station was opened by Shin-Keihan Railway as the terminus of the branchline on November 9, 1928. It originally had six platforms serving five dead-end tracks, which were later reduced to three platforms for two tracks.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistics of Kyoto City Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine.(in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 128. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.

Coordinates: 35°0′37.17″N 135°40′53.71″E / 35.0103250°N 135.6815861°E / 35.0103250; 135.6815861

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