Marutamachi Station
This article is about the subway station. For the station of Keihan Railway, see Jingū-Marutamachi Station.
Entrance of the station by the wall of Kyoto Gyoen
Marutamachi Station (丸太町駅 Marutamachi-eki) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Lines
- Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (Station Number: K07)
Layout
The station is located beneath the intersection of Marutamachi-dōri and Karasuma-dōri (National Highway Route 367), and features a single island platform.
| 1 | ■Karasuma Line | for Karasuma Oike, Shijo, Kyoto, Takeda and the Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Tanabe / Nara) |
| 2 | ■Karasuma Line | for Imadegawa, Kitaoji and Kokusaikaikan |
- Turnstiles are manned at the North gate, while they are unmanned at the South gate.
- Manned turnstiles are towards exits 1-4, unmanned turnstiles are towards exits 6 and 7, while exit 5 is in the very middle.
Surroundings
- north-east
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Kyoto District Court, Kyoto Summary Court
- north-west
- Kyoto Prefectural Government Office
- Kyoto Prefectural Police
- Kyoto Architectural College
- Heian Jogakuin University, St. Agnes' Junior and Senior High School
- Kyoto Broadcasting System Co., Ltd.
- Japan Red Cross Society Kyoto Daini Hospital
- south-east
- the Kyoto Shimbun
Station History
- May 29, 1981 - Station opening.
- 14–16 November 2005 - Due to U.S. President George W. Bush's visit, station lockers and exit #1 are closed.
- 1 April 2007 - PiTaPa use begins.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K07) | ||||
| Imadegawa (K06) | - | Karasuma Oike (K08) | ||
External links
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Coordinates: 35°00′59″N 135°45′35″E / 35.0165°N 135.7597°E