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Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto)

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Operated by
  
Hankyu Corporation

Passengers (2012)
  
25,267,000

Phone
  
+81 75-211-1052

Line(s)
  
Kyoto Main Line

Opened
  
1963

Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto)

Location
  
Shijō-dōri Kawaramachi, Shimogyō, Kyoto, Kyoto (京都市下京区四条通河原町) Japan

Address
  
四条通河原町西入ル真町, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8001, Japan

Similar
  
Shijō Street, Karasuma Station, Gion, Sanjō Station, Gion‑Shijō Station

Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅, Kawaramachi eki) is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line is located beyond the Kamo River.

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Layout

The station has an island platform serving three tracks underground.

History

The station opened on June 17, 1963. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Line terminated at Ōmiya Station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012 (April 2012 to March 2013), approximately 13,454,000 passengers boarded from this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.

Surrounding area

The area around the station (Shijō Kawaramachi) is one of the commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.

The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has a food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to Karasuma Station.

References

Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto) Wikipedia


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