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Karasuma Station

Karasuma Station

烏丸駅
BERJAYA
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″N 135°45′37″E / 35.00361°N 135.76028°E / 35.00361; 135.76028
OperatorHankyu Corporation
LineHankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station codeHK-85
WebsiteOfficial
History
Opened17 June 1963
Passengers
202580,522 daily[2]
Location
Map

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

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][4]

YearNumber (in thousands)
BoardingTotal
200114,86230,878
200214,56230,457
200314,44229,972
200414,13329,496
200515,33831,240
200615,04530,943
200715,66731,916
200815,75332,630
200914,21930,217
201014,75830,472
201114,88131,126
201215,24131,600
201516,39133,933

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.[5]

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. "駅別乗降人員" (in Japanese). Hankyu. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. "Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. "「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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