Arashiyama Station (Keifuku) Explained

Arashiyama Station
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Borough:Kyoto Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0152°N 135.6777°W
Operator:Keifuku Electric Railroad
Line:Randen Arashiyama Line
Distance:7.2km from
Platforms:4
Tracks:3
Connections:Hankyu Arashiyama Line
(HK-98:)

JR West Sagano Sanin Main Line (Saga Arashiyama E07)

Sagano Scenic Railway (Torokko Saga)

Structure:At-grade
Code:A13
Passengers:1.4 million
Pass Year:FY2015

is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, and the western terminus of the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at . The station includes a small shopping arcade, outdoor eating areas, a foot bath, a garden featuring cherry and maple trees, as well as the "Kimono Forest," a collection of 600 kimono gowns wrapped around poles with LED lighting inside[1] developed by the interior designer Yasumichi Morita.

History

Arashiyama station opened on March 25, 1910, as the terminal station for the Arashiyama Railway connecting Arashiyama with Shijō-Ōmiya. The station was reconstructed in 1929 to accommodate the now-defunct Atagosan Railway.[2] This line started at Arashiyama and headed westward towards Kiyotaki via the Kiyotaki Tunnel, where passengers would transfer to a narrow-gauge funicular to proceed their journey to the top of Mt. Atago. In 1944 the Atagosan Railway was abandoned, just two years after the Keifuku Electric Railroad seized operation of the Arashiyama Line.

In 2002 the "Arashiyama Hannari Hokkori Square" plaza was built, with the addition of the iconic foot bath in 2004. The station was completely renovated in 2007 and 2013.

Station layout

The station consists of three platforms at ground level, with a wheelchair-accessible concourse and ticket barriers. All platforms service trams bound for . Tracks 1 and 2 are primarily used.

!Track!Line!Destination
1Arashiyama LineShijo-Omiya via Katabiranotsuji
2Arashiyama LineShijo-Omiya via Katabiranotsuji
3Arashiyama Line

Surrounding area

References

  1. Web site: 京福電鉄 「嵐山駅」│京都に住もう. 2019-02-05. www.elitz.co.jp.
  2. Web site: 幻の鉄道「愛宕山鉄道」を訪ねて. www.geocities.jp. 2019-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227141342/http://www.geocities.jp/sawa_history/. 2018-12-27. dead.

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