Kyoto-kawaramachi Station explained

Kyoto-kawaramachi
Native Name:京都河原町
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shijō-dōri Kawaramachi, Shimogyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
(京都市下京区四条通河原町)
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0038°N 135.7695°W
Operator:Hankyu Corporation
Line:Kyoto Main Line
Tracks:3
Connections:Gion-Shijō Station (Keihan Main Line)
Code:HK-86
Opened:June 17, 1963
Passengers:27.3 million
Pass Year:FY2015[1]

is the northern terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line of Hankyu in Kyoto City, Japan.

Layout

The station has an island platform serving three tracks underground.

History

This station opened as Kawaramachi Station on June 17, 1963; it was renamed to Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on October 1, 2019.[2]

Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line terminated at Ōmiya Station.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-86.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), approximately 27,320,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[4] [1]

YearNumber
BoardingTotal
200114,773,00028,665,000
200214,027,00027,717,000
200313,930,00026,861,000
200413,641,00026,433,000
200514,116,00026,863,000
200613,830,00026,586,000
200714,471,00027,479,000
200815,816,00029,763,000
200913,121,00026,406,000
201012,925,00024,882,000
201112,819,00024,508,000
201213,454,00025,522,000
201514,460,00027,320,000

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 Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line is located beyond the Kamo River.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2017 . ja:第8章 都市施設 . Chapter 8: Urban facilities . ja:京都市統計書 . Statistics of Kyoto City . http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/toukei/Publish/YearBook/index.html . ja . City of Kyoto.
  2. News: 2019-10-01 . ja:阪急「河原町」→「京都河原町」に駅名変更 深夜に看板付け替え . Japanese . The Kyoto Shimbun . The Kyoto Shimbun . https://this.kiji.is/551592768546489441 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002191353/https://this.kiji.is/551592768546489441 . 2019-10-02.
  3. Web site: 30 April 2013 . 「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. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf . 27 April 2016 . 1 June 2022 . Hankyu Corporation Online . ja .
  4. Web site: Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture . 2014-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712142635/http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html . 2015-07-12 . dead .