Shin-Hōsono Station | |
Native Name: | 新祝園駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 13-1, Nagatsuka, Hosono, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-0241 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.7599°N 135.7927°W |
Operator: | 20px Kintetsu Railway |
Line: | 16px Kyoto Line |
Distance: | 26.7 km from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Structure: | elevated |
Passengers: | 13,276 daily |
Pass Year: | 2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Yamadagawa Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. t is station number B21.[1] It is one of the major stations of the Kansai Science City.
Shin-Hōsono Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 26.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station.[2] Both express and local trains stop at Shin-Hōsono Station.
The station consists of two island platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. An elevated walkway connects the station with the adjacent Hōsono Station on the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) of JR West.
Shin-Hōsono Station opened on 3 November 1928 as a station on the Nara Electric Railway. On October 21, 1963, the Nara Electric Railway was absorbed by the Kintetsu Railway. the station was rebuilt with an elevated building in 1994.
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 13,276 passengers daily.[3]