Jingū-Marutamachi Station
Jingū-Marutamachi Station 神宮丸太町駅 | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sakyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan |
| Operated by | Keihan Railway |
| Line(s) | Ōtō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Previous names | Marutamachi (until 2008) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 3.9 million |
Jingū-Marutamachi Station (神宮丸太町駅) is a railway station on the Keihan Ōtō Line located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
The station was named after Marutamachi Street as it is located where the railway beneath Kawabata Street crosses Marutamachi Street, and Heian Shrine (Heian Jingū) along Marutamachi Street. This is the second station along Marutamachi Street named Marutamachi; Marutamachi Station is on the Karasuma Line subway.
Trains served
[edit]Local, sub-express and express trains of the Ōtō Line, most of which continue to the Keihan Main Line, stop at the station while rapid express trains and limited express trains pass.
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōtō Line | ||||
| Sanjō | Local | Demachiyanagi | ||
| Sanjō | Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings) | Demachiyanagi | ||
| Sanjō | Express | Demachiyanagi | ||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Layout
[edit]The station in a double track section has one underground island platform with two tracks. Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the platform on the second basement to the first basement concourse and then to the ground level.
History
[edit]The station opened on October 5, 1989, when the Ōtō Line started operation.
The station was renamed from Marutamachi Station (丸太町駅, Marutamachi-eki) on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Keihan Electric Railway (November 6, 2007). 京都市内の京阪線3駅の駅名を変更します (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ Keihan Electric Railway. 中之島線とは？ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-22. (Nakanoshima Line to open October 19, 2008)
35°1′3.61″N 135°46′19.78″E / 35.0176694°N 135.7721611°E
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