Kitaōji Station Explained

Kitaōji Station
Native Name:	北大路駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Kita-ku, Kyoto
Country:	Japan
Owned:	Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Bus terminal
Code:	K04
Passengers:	daily^[1]
Pass Year:	FY2016
Map Type:	Japan Kyoto#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Kitaōji Station

is a railway station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

History

The station opened on May 29, 1981 when the Karasuma Line started operation between Kitaōji and Kyoto. Until October 24, 1990, the station was the terminus of the line.^[2]

Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks under Karasuma Street.

Platforms

Platforms	Platform 1	towards Kyoto, Takeda and Kintetsu Nara →
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	← towards Kitayama and Kokusaikaikan

Surroundings

• Kitaōji Town
  • Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal
  • Kyoto North Hall
  • Kitaoji Vivre
• Otani University
• Ritsumeikan Primary School
• Kyoto Botanical Garden

Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal

• Bus Platform A for Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Route 北3 for Kamigamo Shrine and Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Non-stop buses to Kyoto Sangyo University
• Bus Platform B for Higashiyama Street and Takano
  • Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street
  • Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street
• Bus Platform C for Kawaramachi Street
  • Route 1 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine and
  • Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and via Kawaramachi Street
  • Route 205 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine, Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station
• Bus Platform D for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
  • Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
• Bus Platform E for Sembon Kitaoji and Bukkyo University
  • Route 1 for Daitoku-ji and Bukkyo University
  • Extra route for Bukkyo University
  • Route 北1 for Bukkyo University and Gentaku
  • Route 37 for Nishigamo Depot via Horikawa Street
  • Route 特37 for Omiya Kotsu-koen and Nishigamo Depot
• Bus Platform F for Sembon and Nishioji
  • Route 101 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu, Nijō Castle and Kyoto Station
  • Route 102 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu and Ginkaku-ji
  • Route 205 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
  • Route M1 for Haradani
  • Route M1 for Ritsumeikan University
  • Route 北8 for Bukkyo University and Matsugasaki
• Bus Platform G for Sembon and Nishioji
  • Route 204 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
  • Route 206 for Shijo-Omiya and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street

Karasuma Kitaōji Intersection

• Kyoto City Bus (Karasuma Kitaōji)
  • Route 1 for Demachiyanagi via Shimogamo Shrine / for Bukkyo University and Nishigamo Depot
  • Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Kawaramachi Street / for Kitaoji Bus Terminal and Nishigamo Depot
  • Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
  • Route 205 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station via Kawaramachi Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
  • Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street / for Shijo-Omiya, Kyoto Aquarium and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street
  • Route 北3 for Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
• Kyoto Bus (Kitaōji Ekimae)
  • Route 30 and Express Route 36 for Demachiyanagi via Izumojibashi
  • Route 32 for Hirogawara via Kibuneguchi, Kurama and Hanasetoge / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 34 for Shizuhara and Shiroyama via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 35 for Ichihara via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 45 for Kyoto Station via Karasuma Street / for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
  • Route 46 for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
• Kumogahata Bus Mokumoku-go (Kitaōji Ekimae)
  • for Kumogahata (2 roundtrips per day, between Kitaoji Ekimae and Kumogahata Iwayabashi)

References

35.0449°N 135.7589°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 産業交通水道委員会資料 陳情第81号. Kyoto City Assembly. 25 October 2017. ja.
2. Web site: 京都市交通局のあゆみ～年表（沿革）～. May 29, 2015. Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. February 7, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011011441/http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/page/0000026332.html. October 11, 2008.