Roka-kōen Station

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Roka-kōen Station (芦花公園駅, Rokakōen-eki^?) is a railroad station located in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, served by Keio Electric Railway Keiō Line.

The station is named after Roka Kōshun-en, a park to commemorate Japanese novelist Roka Tokutomi (1868-1927). The park is located about 1 kilometer south of the station.

[edit] Station layout

This station has two ground-level side platforms.

1	■Keiō Line	Chōfu ・ Keiō Hachiōji ・(Keio Takao Line) Takaosanguchi ・(Keio Sagamihara Line) Hashimoto
2	■Keiō Line	Meidaimae ・ Sasazuka ・ Shinjuku ・(Keio New Line) Shinjuku ・ For Toei Shinjuku Line

[edit] History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 as Kami-Takaido Station. On September 1, 1937, the station name was changed to the present one.

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Hachiman-yama		Keiō Line		Chitose-Karasuyama
Rapid: no stop
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Express: no stop
Semi-Ltd. Exp.: no stop
Ltd. Exp.: no stop

v • d • e Stations of the Keiō Line Shinjuku - [Hatsudai] - [Hatagaya] - Sasazuka - Daitabashi - Meidaimae - Shimo-Takaido - Sakurajōsui - Kami-Kitazawa - Hachiman-yama - Roka-kōen - Chitose-Karasuyama - Sengawa - Tsutsujigaoka - Shibasaki - Kokuryō - Fuda - Chōfu (>> Towards Hashimoto) - Nishi-Chōfu - Tobitakyū - Musashinodai - Tama-Reien - Higashi-Fuchū - Fuchū - Bubaigawara - Nakagawara - Seiseki-Sakuragaoka - Mogusaen - Takahadafudō - Minamidaira - Hirayamajōshi-kōen - Naganuma - Kitano (>>Towards Takaosanguchi) - Keiō Hachiōji Note: Stations in brackets (Hatsudai and Hatagaya) are on the Keiō New Line. Keiō Line trains bypass these stations.