Karasuma Station
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Karasuma Station 烏丸駅 | |
|---|---|
 West ticket gate | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shijō-dōri Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginatabokochō, Shimogyō, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市下京区四条通烏丸東入ル長刀鉾町[1]） Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°0′13.2″N 135°45′32.79″E / 35.003667°N 135.7591083°E |
| Operated by | Hankyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | HK-85 |
| Website | Official |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 June 1963 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[2] | 33.9 million |
Karasuma Station (烏丸駅, Karasuma-eki) is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Layout
[edit]The station has an island platform serving two tracks.
| 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | to Kyoto-kawaramachi |
| 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Osaka (Osaka-umeda, Tengachaya), Kita-Senri, Kobe, Takarazuka |
Shijō Station on the Karasuma Line subway is connected with Karasuma Station by a short underground walkway.
Usage
[edit]In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 33,933,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[3][2]
| Year | Number (in thousands) | |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding | Total | |
| 2001 | 14,862 | 30,878 |
| 2002 | 14,562 | 30,457 |
| 2003 | 14,442 | 29,972 |
| 2004 | 14,133 | 29,496 |
| 2005 | 15,338 | 31,240 |
| 2006 | 15,045 | 30,943 |
| 2007 | 15,667 | 31,916 |
| 2008 | 15,753 | 32,630 |
| 2009 | 14,219 | 30,217 |
| 2010 | 14,758 | 30,472 |
| 2011 | 14,881 | 31,126 |
| 2012 | 15,241 | 31,600 |
| 2015 | 16,391 | 33,933 |
History
[edit]Karasuma Station opened on 17 June 1963.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-85.[4]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Main Line (HK-85) | ||||
| Ōmiya | Local | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Ōmiya | Semi-Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Ōmiya | Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Ōmiya | Semi Limited Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Katsura | Limited Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Ōmiya | Commuter Limited Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
| Katsura | Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura" | Kyoto-kawaramachi | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 112. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- ^ a b 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
- ^ "Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Karasuma Station from Hankyu Railway website
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