| Higashi-Hanazono Station | |
| Native Name: | 東花園駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Yoshita Rokuchome, Higashiōsaka-shi, Osaka-fu 578-0924 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.6626°N 135.6265°W |
| Operator: | 20px Kintetsu Railway |
| Line: | 16px Nara Line |
| Distance: | 5.8 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Code: | A12 |
| Opened: | 22 November 1929 |
| Former: | Rugby Undojo-mae; Rugby-jo-mae (until 1965) |
| Passengers: | 19,107 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2018 |
| Map Type: | Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Higashi-Hanazono Station |
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It is the nearest station to Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
Higashi-Hanazono Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located 5.8 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse Station and 11.9 kilometers from Ōsaka Namba Station.
The station consists of two elevated 10-car length island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot is connected from the siding tracks numbered 1 and 3.
When major events are held at Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, some express trains and some rapid express trains stop at the station.
The station opened on 22 November 1929, at the same time as Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The station at the time was only used during the rugby game season, and was named .
In 1941, Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway and became a station of Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway. In 1944, Kankyu became Kintetsu and the station became part of Kintetsu. On 10 December 1950, the station was renamed . In 1967, the station was renamed Higashi-Hanazono. Also in 1967, Higashi-Hanazono Depot was completed.
In 2010, the platform grade separation for "down" trains (towards Kintetsu Nara) was completed. In 2014, the platform grade separation for "up" trains (towards Ōsaka Namba) was completed.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 19,107 passengers daily.[1]