Kawachi-Hanazono Station


[image:Kawachi-Hanazono station Train collision incident.jpg|thumb|170px|1948 train collision accident.]
Kawachi-Hanazono Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
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Lines

Kawachi-Hanazono Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located 5.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse Station and 11.1 kilometers from Ōsaka Namba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building located underneath.

History

Kawachi-Hanazono Station opened on June 15, 1915 as Hanazono Station on the Osaka Electric Tramway. It was renamed Daiki Hanazono Station in December 1932. In 1941 it was transferred to the Kansai Kyūkō Railway, which became part of Kintetsu in 1944. On March 31, 1948 because of a brake failure of an express train for Uehommachi in the Ikoma tunnel, the train crashed with a local train at this station, killing 49.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 10,987 passengers daily.

Surrounding area