Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto)

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Kawaramachi Station 河原町駅
Takashimaya (right) and Hankyu Department Store (center) are connected to Kawaramachi Station.
Location
Prefecture	Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto)
City	Kyoto
Ward	Shimogyō
History
Year opened	1963
Rail services
Operator(s)	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Hankyū Kyoto Main Line

Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅, Kawaramachi eki^?) is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Keihan Shijo Station is located beyond the Kamo River.

The area adound the station (Shijō Kawaramachi) is one of commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.

The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has an eclectic food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to Karasuma Station.

The station opened on June 17, 1963. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Line terminated at Ōmiya Station.

[edit] Layout

There are an island platform and three tracks underground.

1	■Kyoto Line	for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka (Umeda), Arashiyama, Kita-Senri, Tengachaya, Kobe and Takarazuka
2	■Kyoto Line	for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka (Umeda), Arashiyama, Kita-Senri, Tengachaya, Kobe and Takarazuka (Only one local train departs at 6:27 a.m. every day)
3	■Kyoto Line	for Katsura, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka (Umeda), Arashiyama, Kita-Senri, Tengachaya, Kobe and Takarazuka

[edit] Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hankyu Kyoto Line
Karasuma	Commutation Limited Express Limited Express	Terminus
Karasuma	Rapid Express	Terminus
Karasuma	Semi-Express	Terminus
Karasuma	Local	Terminus