is a passenger

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in located in the city of

Higashiōsaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 489,077 in 233,124 households and a population density of 7900 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known as one of the industrial ci ...

, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Ky ...

. It is the nearest station to Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

Lines

Higashi-Hanazono Station is served by the

Nara Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however ...

, and is located 5.8 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Fuse Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines Fuse Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 4.1 rail kilo ...

and 11.9 kilometers from

Ōsaka Namba Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station. ...

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated 10-car length

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot is connected from the siding tracks numbered 1 and 3.

Platforms

File:Higashi-Hanazono Station south entrance1.jpg, The south building during elevation work File:Higashi-Hanazono Station platform1.jpg, The platforms during elevation work

Adjacent stations

When major events are held at Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, some express trains and some rapid express trains stop at the station.

History

The station opened on 22 November 1929, at the same time as Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The station at the time was only used during the rugby game season, and was named . In 1941, Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway and became a station of Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway. In 1944, Kankyu became Kintetsu and the station became part of Kintetsu. On 10 December 1950, the station was renamed . In 1967, the station was renamed Higashi-Hanazono. Also in 1967, Higashi-Hanazono Depot was completed. In 2010, the platform grade separation for "down" trains (towards Kintetsu Nara) was completed. In 2014, the platform grade separation for "up" trains (towards Ōsaka Namba) was completed.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 19,107 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium *Hanazono Central Park *Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot

References

External links

Higashi-Hanazono Station
{{Kintetsu Nara Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Higashiōsaka