Rakurakuen Station Explained

Rakurakuen
Native Name:	楽々園
Style:	Hiroden
Line:	Hiroden █ Miyajima Line Route
Opened:	December 1, 1935
Code:	M30
Operator:	Hiroshima Electric Railway

Rakurakuen is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Miyajima Line, located in Rakurakuen, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima.^[1] There was an amusement park called "Rakurakuen-yuenchi" operated by Hiroden.

Routes

From Rakurakuen Station, there is one of Hiroden Streetcar routes.

• Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route

Connections

█ Miyajima Line

Saeki-kuyakusyo-mae (Saeki Ward Office) — Rakurakuen — Sanyo-joshidai-mae

Around station

• Hiroshima Institute of Technology
• Hiroshima Senior High School, Junior High School attached to H.I.T.
• Saeki-ku sports center

History

• Opened as "Shiohama" on December 1, 1935.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 8, 1936.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen-yuenchi(amusement park)" on July 20, 1965.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 1, 1971. - the amusement park was closed.

See also

• Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes

References

34.3641°N 132.3521°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hiroshima Electric Railway Route Map . Hiroshima Electric Railway Co. . June 5, 2022.