Sanjō Station (Kyoto)

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Sanjo Station 三条駅
Station building (railway facilities are underground)
Location
Prefecture	Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto)
City	Kyoto
Ward	Higashiyama
Neighborhood etc.	Gokencho
Coordinates	35°0′32.81″N 135°46′20.19″E / 35.0091139°N 135.7722750°E / 35.0091139; 135.7722750Coordinates: 35°0′32.81″N 135°46′20.19″E / 35.0091139°N 135.7722750°E / 35.0091139; 135.7722750
(in Japanese)	京都市東山区五軒町
History
Year opened	1915
Rail services
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	Keihan Main Line Oto Line

Central gate

Sanjo Station layout

↑Gion-Shijo

↓Jingu-Marutamachi

Keishin Line station before its closure in 1997

Sanjō Station (三条駅, Sanjō-eki) is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City. The station offers quick access to the Gion district and the main shopping district on Sanjo-dori.

Lines

Keihan Electric Railway
- Keihan Main Line
- Ōtō Line
Kyoto Municipal Subway
- Tōzai Line (Sanjō Keihan Station)

The station was also a terminal of the Keishin Line, which was replaced by the Tōzai Line subway in 1997.

Layout

There are two island platforms with four tracks under Kawabata Dori.

1, 2	■north-eastbound (Ōtō Line)	for Demachiyanagi
3, 4	■south-westbound (Keihan Line)	for Chūshojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Keihan Electric Railway
Keihan Main Line, Ōtō Line
Gion-Shijō (Keihan Line)	Local	Jingū-Marutamachi (Ōtō Line)
Gion-Shijo (Keihan Line)	Sub Express Commuter Sub Express for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima (in the morning on weekdays)	Jingū-Marutamachi (Ōtō Line)
Gion-Shijo (Keihan Line)	Express	Jingū-Marutamachi (Ōtō Line)
Gion-Shijō (Keihan Line)	Rapid Express Commuter Rapid Express for Nakanoshima (in the morning on weekdays)	Demachiyanagi (Ōtō Line)
Gion-Shijō (Keihan Line)	Limited Express	Demachiyanagi (Ōtō Line)

Station Area

Stations of the Keihan Main Line / Ōtō Line

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