Gion-Shijō Station (祇園四条駅) is a railway station in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, which serves the Keihan Main Line and is operated by the Keihan Electric Railway.
Gion-Shijō Station 祇園四条駅 | |
|---|---|
 Gion-Shijō Station entrance, March 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°00′14″N 135°46′19″E / 35.00381°N 135.771977°E |
| Operated by | Keihan Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Keihan Main Line |
| Connections | Kawaramachi Station (Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Previous names | Shijō (until 2008) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 18.9 million |
Lines
editGion-Shijō Station is served by the Keihan Main Line. All types of passenger trains, from local to limited express, stop at the station.
Station layout
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The station in a double track section has one underground island platform with two tracks. Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the platform on the second basement to the first basement concourse and then to the ground level.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Sanjō and Demachiyanagi |
| 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Chūshojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi, and Nakanoshima |
History
editThe station opened on October 27, 1915. The tracks and the station facilities were moved to the underground on May 24, 1987. The station was originally named Shijō Station (四条駅) after Shijō Street as it is located where the railway along the bank of the Kamo River crosses Shijō Street.
Since 1981, there had been two stations along Shijō Street named Shijō; the other is on the Karasuma Line subway. At last, the Keihan station was renamed Gion-Shijō Station on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line.[2][3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yasaka Shrine
- Gion
- Miyagawachō
- Pontochō
- Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Kiyomizu-Gojō | Local | Sanjō | ||
| Kiyomizu-Gojō | Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima in the morning on weekdays) |
Sanjō | ||
| Kiyomizu-Gojō | Express | Sanjō | ||
| Shichijō | Rapid Express Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima in the morning on weekdays) |
Sanjō | ||
| Shichijō | Limited Express | Sanjō | ||
| Shichijō | Rapid Limited Express (on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the tourist seasons and new year period) |
Sanjō | ||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Keihan Electric Railway (November 6, 2007). 京都市内の京阪線3駅の駅名を変更します (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ Keihan Electric Railway. 中之島線とは？ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-22. (Nakanoshima Line to open October 19, 2008)
External links
edit- Station map by Keihan Electric Railway Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Okeihan.net entry on Gion-Shijō Station by Keihan Electric Railway (in Japanese)