Shin-Hōsono Station

Shin-Hōsono Station 新祝園駅
Shin-Hōsono Station, August 2007
Location	13-1, Nagatsuka, Hosono, Seika, Soraku, Kyoto （京都府相楽郡精華町大字祝園小字長塚13-1） Japan
Coordinates	34°45′35.69″N 135°47′33.68″E / 34.7599139°N 135.7926889°ECoordinates: 34°45′35.69″N 135°47′33.68″E / 34.7599139°N 135.7926889°E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Kyoto Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1928

Shin-Hōsono Station (新祝園駅 Shin-Hōsono-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in the town of Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Both express and local trains stop at Shin-Hōsono Station. It is one of the major stations of the Kansai Science City.

Connecting line from Shin-Hosono Station

• JR West
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) - Hōsono Station

Facilities

The station has 2 platforms serving 4 tracks. An elevated walkway connects the station with the adjacent Hōsono Station on the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) of JR West.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)	for Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri, Kashiharajingu-mae, Yoshino and Osaka Namba
3, 4	■ Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)	for Shin-Tanabe, Tambabashi, Takeda, Kyoto and Kyoto Kokusaikaikan

Bus connections

History

• 1928 - The station opens when Nara Electric Railway starts operation between Momoyamagoryo-mae and Saidaiji
• 1963 - NER merges into Kintetsu
• 1994 - Station house is rebuilt as an elevated building
• 2000 - The station is promoted to an express train stop
• 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Komada		Local		Kizugawadai
Shin-Tanabe		Express		Takanohara