Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)

Arashiyama Station
嵐山駅
Other names Sagano
Location Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
Japan
Coordinates 35°0′37″N 135°40′54″E / 35.01028°N 135.68167°E / 35.01028; 135.68167Coordinates: 35°0′37″N 135°40′54″E / 35.01028°N 135.68167°E / 35.01028; 135.68167
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
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015[1]) 3.3 million
Location
Arashiyama Station
Location within Kyoto city
Arashiyama Station
Arashiyama Station (Japan)

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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