Demachiyanagi Station
Demachiyanagi Station 出町柳駅 | |
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 The Demachiyanagi Station building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sakyo, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市左京区） Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°1′49″N 135°46′22″E / 35.03028°N 135.77278°E |
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Demachiyanagi Station (出町柳駅, Demachiyanagi-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keihan Electric Railway, located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto. It serves as the northern terminus for the Ōtō Line and the southern terminus for the Main Line of the Eizan Electric Railway.
The name "Demachiyanagi" is the combined name of "Demachi" district around the Kawaramachi-Imadegawa intersection on the west side of Kamo River, and "Yanagi" district around the east side, which surrounds the station.
Lines
[edit]- Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)
- Eizan Main Line (station number: E01)
- Keihan Electric Railway
Layout
[edit]The station is separated into two sections: the ground-level Eiden station and the underground Keihan station. Tracks of the two lines are not connected.
Eizan Railway
[edit]Demachiyanagi Station 出町柳駅 | |
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| Eizan Electric Railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 32-1, Tanaka Kamiyanagicho, Sakyo, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市左京区田中上柳町32-1） Japan |
| Operated by | Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Line(s) | Eizan Main Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | E01 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 5.5 million |
There are 4 dead-end platforms with 3 tracks on the ground with bus station and the entrance of Keihan Railway, along Kawabata Dori.
| 1 | ■ Eizan Main Line | for Yase-Hieizanguchi (side) |
| (1, 2) | ■ exit | (island) |
| 2, 3 | ■ Kurama Line | for Nikenchaya and Kurama (island) |
| (3) | ■ exit | (side) |
Keihan Railway
[edit]Demachiyanagi Station 出町柳駅 | |
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| Keihan Railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kamo-ohashi Higashizume, Sakyo, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市下京区賀茂大橋東詰） Japan |
| Operated by | Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Line(s) | Oto Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 16.6 million |
The station owned by Keihan Railway is located under Kawabata Dori. There is an island platform with 2 tracks under the ticket gates. There are ticket gates in the north and the south. The north one is called "Eiden Gate" and the south one is "Imadegawa Gate".
Eizan Railway and the north side of Imadegawa Dori is connected with the Eiden Gate, and the south side of Imadegawa Dori is with the Imadegawa Gate
| 1, 2 | ■ Oto Line, Keihan Main Line | for Chushojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi, and Nakanoshima |
- Limited express trains usually depart from Track (Platform) 2.
Surroundings
[edit]- East side of Kamo River and Takano River
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- Yoshida Shrine
- Hyakuman-ben Chion-ji
- Kyoto University Yoshida Campus
- Kyoto Computer Gakuin
- The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
- Sakyo-ku General Building, Ktoyo
- West side of Kamo River and Takano River
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- Kamo Mioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine)
- Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus
- Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Imadegawa Campus
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Eizan Railway Eizan Main Line (E01) | ||||
| Kurama Line (E01) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Mototanaka (E02) | ||
| Keihan Railway | ||||
| Ōtō Line | ||||
| Jingū-Marutamachi | Local | Terminus | ||
| Jingū-Marutamachi | Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (starting, weekday mornings) |
Terminus | ||
| Jingū-Marutamachi | Express | Terminus | ||
| Sanjō | Rapid Express Commuter Rapid Express (starting for Nakanoshima, weekday mornings) |
Terminus | ||
| Sanjō | Limited Express | Terminus | ||
| Sanjō | Rapid Limited Express (on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the tourist seasons and new year period) |
Terminus | ||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Station map by Keihan Railway Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine