Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto)

Kawaramachi Station
河原町駅
Former Hankyu Department Store building above the underground terminal, now occupied by Kyoto Marui
Location
Prefecture Kyoto
(See other stations in Kyoto)
City Kyoto
Ward Shimogyō
Neighborhood etc. Shijō-dōri Kawaramachi
(in Japanese) 京都市下京区四条通河原町
History
Year opened 1963
Rail services
Operator(s) Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) Kyoto Main Line
Statistics 14,471,000 passengers/year [1]

Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅 Kawaramachi eki?) is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Railway Keihan Line is located beyond the Kamo River.

The area adound the station (Shijō Kawaramachi) is one of commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.

The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has an eclectic food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to Karasuma Station.

The station opened on June 17, 1963. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Line terminated at Ōmiya Station.

Layout

There is an island platform with three tracks underground.

1 Kyoto Line for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka (Umeda), Arashiyama, Kita-Senri, Tengachaya, Kobe and Takarazuka
2 Kyoto Line for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, and Osaka (Umeda)
(One local train departs for Osaka (Umeda) every day, and one local train for Nagaoka-Tenjin on weekdays)
sightseeing limited express trains for Osaka (Umeda)
3 Kyoto Line for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka (Umeda), Arashiyama, Kita-Senri, Tengachaya, Kobe and Takarazuka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hankyu Kyoto Line
Karasuma   Local   Terminus
Karasuma   Semi-Express   Terminus
Karasuma   Rapid Service   Terminus
Karasuma   Rapid Express   Terminus
Karasuma   Limited Express   Terminus
Karasuma   Commutation Limited Express   Terminus
Karasuma   Sightseeing Limited Express (weekends, holidays)   Terminus
Karasuma   Extra Limited Express (Kawaramachi-Arashiyama)   Terminus

References

  1. ^ Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture. Fiscal year 2007. Incoming passengers only.