Higashi-Hanazono Station

Higashi-Hanazono 東花園
General information
Location	Yoshita Rokuchome, Higashiosaka, Osaka （大阪府東大阪市吉田六丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°39′45.31″N 135°37′35.49″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Corporation
Line(s)	Nara Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	A12
History
Opened	1929
Previous names	Rugby Undojo-mae; Rugby-jo-mae (until 1965)

Higashi-Hanazono Station (東花園駅, station number: A12) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the nearest station to Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

Building

South building (during elevation)

Platform (during elevation)

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). Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot is connected from the siding tracks numbered 1 and 3.

1, 2	■ Nara Line	for Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Kintetsu Nara and Tenri
3, 4	■ Nara Line	for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba, (Hanshin Namba Line) Hanshin, Koshien and Sannomiya

Surroundings

• Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium
• Hanazono Central Park
• Higashi-Hanazono Inspection 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 (A12)
Kawachi-Hanazono (A11)		Local		Osaka (A13)
Kawachi-Kosaka (A08)		Suburban Semi-Express		Hyotan-yama (A13)
Kawachi-Kosaka (A08)		Semi-Express		Ishikiri (A16)
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 Higashi Osaka 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))