Karasuma Station (烏丸駅, Karasuma-eki) is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Karasuma Station

烏丸駅
West ticket gate
General information
LocationShijō-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
Coordinates35°0′13.2″N 135°45′32.79″E / 35.003667°N 135.7591083°E / 35.003667; 135.7591083
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station codeHK-85
WebsiteOfficial
History
Opened17 June 1963
Passengers
FY2015[2]33.9 million

Layout

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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

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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

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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

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« 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "「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.
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