title: Kawachi-Hanazono Station
text: # Kawachi-Hanazono Station
  
  Kawachi-Hanazono Station (河内花園駅, Kawachi-Hanazono-eki, station number: A11) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Nara Line | for Higashi-Hanazono, Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara and Tenri |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Nara Line | for Fuse, Ōsaka Uehommachi, Ōsaka Namba and Amagasaki |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nara Line (A11) |||||
  | Wakae-Iwata (A10) | Local | Higashi-Hanazono (A12) |
  | Suburban Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  
  ## History
  
  Kawachi-Hanazono Station opened on June 15, 1915 as Hanazono Station (花園駅) on the Osaka Electric Tramway. It was renamed Daiki Hanazono Station (大軌花園駅) 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
  
  * Yoshida Kasuga Shrine (Rugby Shrine)
  * Osaka Prefectural Tamagawa High School
  