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) | ||||
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| Station code | HK-98 | ||||
| Website | Official | ||||
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| Opened | 1928 | ||||
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| FY2015[1] | 3.3 million | ||||
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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.
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