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Karasuma Station

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}{{short description|Railway station in Kyoto, Japan}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2022}}{{Infobox station

| name = Karasuma Station

| native_name = 烏丸駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Hankyu Karasuma Station West Gates.JPG

| alt =

| caption = West ticket gate

| other_name =

| address = Shijō-dōri Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginatabokochō, Shimogyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
{{Nihongo2|（京都市下京区四条通烏丸東入ル長刀鉾町{{cite book

|author= Hankyu Corporation

|script-title=ja:阪急ステーション

|trans-title=Hankyu Stations

|date=April 2001

|publisher= Hankyu Corporation

|location= Osaka

|language= Japanese

|isbn= 4-89485-051-6

|page= 112

}}）}}

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|0|13.2|N|135|45|32.79|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| operator = Hankyu Corporation

| line = Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{Plainlist|

}}

| structure =

| code = HK-85

| website = {{URL|http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/station_guide/karasuma/index.html|Official}}

| opened = 17 June 1963

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 33.9 million

| pass_year = FY2015{{cite book |year=2017 |script-chapter=ja:第8章 都市施設 |trans-chapter=Chapter 8: Urban facilities |script-title=ja:京都市統計書 |trans-title=Statistics of Kyoto City |url=http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/toukei/Publish/YearBook/index.html |language=ja |publisher=City of Kyoto}}

| services =

}}

{{nihongo|Karasuma Station|烏丸駅|Karasuma-eki}} is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Layout

The station has an island platform serving two tracks.

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

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html |title=Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture |access-date=2014-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712142635/http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html |archive-date=2015-07-12 |url-status=dead }}

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!rowspan=2|Year!!colspan=2|Number (in thousands)

BoardingTotal
2001align=right|14,862align=right|30,878
2002align=right|14,562align=right|30,457
2003align=right|14,442align=right|29,972
2004align=right|14,133align=right|29,496
2005align=right|15,338align=right|31,240
2006align=right|15,045align=right|30,943
2007align=right|15,667align=right|31,916
2008align=right|15,753align=right|32,630
2009align=right|14,219align=right|30,217
2010align=right|14,758align=right|30,472
2011align=right|14,881align=right|31,126
2012align=right|15,241align=right|31,600
2015align=right|16,391align=right|33,933

History

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.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2013 |title=「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 |trans-title="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. |url=https://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2016 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Hankyu Corporation Online |language=ja |format=PDF}}

Adjacent stations

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{{j-rserv|service=Local|b=d|previous={{STN|Ōmiya|x|Kyoto}}|next={{STN|Kyoto-kawaramachi|x}}|col=black}}

{{j-rserv|service=Semi-Express|f=b|b=d|previous=Ōmiya|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=green}}

{{j-rserv|service=Express |f=b|b=d|previous=Ōmiya|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=gold}}

{{j-rserv|service=Semi Limited Express|f=b|b=d|previous=Ōmiya|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|service=Limited Express|b=d|previous={{STN|Katsura|x}}|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|service=Commuter Limited Express|f=b|b=d|previous=Ōmiya|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|service=Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura"|previous=Katsura|next=Kyoto-kawaramachi|col=red}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/station_guide/karasuma/index.html Karasuma Station] from Hankyu Railway website

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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963

Category:Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

Category:Railway stations in Kyoto

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