Fukaya Hanazono Station | |
Native Name: | ふかや花園駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 113 Kuroda, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-1244 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.1308°N 139.2481°W |
Operator: | Chichibu Railway |
Line: | Chichibu Main Line |
Distance: | 28.1 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Accessible: | Access ramps |
Passengers: | 649,000 annually (forecast) |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Fukaya Hanazono Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.[1]
Fukaya Hanazono Station is served by the 71.7km (44.6miles) Chichibu Main Line from to, and is located 28.1 km from Hanyū (1.1 km from Nagata Station to the east, and 2.3 km from Omaeda Station to the west).
The station has a 110 m long side platform enabling Paleo Express steam-hauled services to stop.[2]
The Chichibu Railway officially announced its plans to build the new station on 14 June 2017.[3]
Construction of the station commenced in June 2017, with the city of Fukaya bearing the entire cost of approximately JPY400 million.[3] The station opened to passengers on 20 October 2018.[3]
The station is located in the Kuroda district of the city of Fukaya, and provides access to the nearby Hanazono Premium Outlet Mall scheduled to open in October 2020.[3]