Karasuma Station

Karasuma Station (烏丸駅, Karasuma-eki) is one of the busiest stations outside of Osaka-umeda Station and Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. Located at the intersection of Karasuma and Shijo Streets, the station is located underground from the myriad banks and financial institutions that populate the intersection. Daimaru and a few other stores on are located near the station, and there is a long underground walkway linking Karasuma Station with Kyoto-kawaramachi Station.

Karasuma Station 烏丸駅
West ticket gate
Location	Shijō-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
Coordinates	35°0′13.2″N 135°45′32.79″E
Operated by	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Shijō Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway) Bus stop
Other information
Station code	HK-85
Website	Official
History
Opened	1963
Passengers
FY2015[2]	33.9 million

Shijō Station on the Karasuma Line subway is connected with Karasuma Station by a short underground walkway.

Layout

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

Usage

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][2]

Year	Number (in thousands)
	Boarding	Total
2001	14,862	30,878
2002	14,562	30,457
2003	14,442	29,972
2004	14,133	29,496
2005	15,338	31,240
2006	15,045	30,943
2007	15,667	31,916
2008	15,753	32,630
2009	14,219	30,217
2010	14,758	30,472
2011	14,881	31,126
2012	15,241	31,600
2015	16,391	33,933

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kyoto Main Line (HK-85)
Ōmiya		Local		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Ōmiya		Semi-Express		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Ōmiya		Rapid Service		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Ōmiya		Rapid Express		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Katsura		Limited Express		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Ōmiya		Commuter Limited Express		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Katsura		Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura"		Kyoto-kawaramachi
Katsura		Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train"		Kyoto-kawaramachi

References

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. 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.
3. "Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

External links

• Karasuma Station from Hankyu Railway website