Arashiyama Station | |
Native Name: | 嵐山駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Other Name: | Sagano |
Address: | Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.0103°N 135.6817°W |
Map Type: | Japan Kyoto#Japan |
Operator: | Hankyu Corporation |
Line: | Arashiyama Line |
Platforms: | 3 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Arashiyama Station (Randen) |
Code: | HK-98 |
Opened: | 1928 |
Passengers: | 3.3 million |
Pass Year: | FY2015[1] |
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.
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]