Higashi-Hanazono Station

Higashi-Hanazono Station (東花園駅) is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the nearest station to Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

Line

The station has 2 platforms and 4 tracks.

1	■ Nara Line	for Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara and Tenri (siding)
2	■ Nara Line	for Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Kintetsu Nara and Tenri (trunk line)
3	■ Nara Line	for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba and Amagasaki (siding)
4	■ Nara Line	for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba and Hanshin (trunk line)

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
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 to Rugby-Jō-Mae
1967 - The station became a regular station and is renamed Higashi-Hanazono
1967 - Higashi-Hanazono Train Depot was completed
2006 - Promoted to a Semi Express stop and a Suburban Semi Express stop
2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

«	Service
Kintetsu Nara Line
Kawachi-Hanazono	Local	Osaka
Kawachi-Kosaka	Suburban Semi-Express	Hyotan-yama
Kawachi-Kosaka	Semi-Express	Ishikiri
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

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 (example: the National High School Rugby Tournament games, the Japan Top League games (Kintetsu Liners, when crowded), the international rugby football games)