Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
Arashiyama Station 嵐山駅 | |
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General information | |
Other names | Sagano |
Location | Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Japan |
Coordinates | 35°0′37″N 135°40′54″E / 35.01028°N 135.68167°E |
Operated by | Hankyu Corporation |
Line(s) | Arashiyama Line |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | Arashiyama Station (Randen) |
Other information | |
Station code | HK-98 |
Website | Official |
History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Passengers | |
FY2015[1] | 3.3 million |
Location | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
- ^ 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.