Chitose-Karasuyama Station

Chitose-Karasuyama Station 千歳烏山駅
Chitose-Karasuyama east entrance
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Setagaya
Neighborhood etc.	6-1-1 Minami-Karasuyama
Postal Code	157-0062
(in Japanese)	東京都世田谷区南烏山6-1-1
History
Year opened	1913
Former name	Karasuyama Station
Present name since	1929
Rail services
Operator(s)	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Line
Statistics	75,287 passengers/day
There is a bus stop near this station

Chitose-Karasuyama Station (千歳烏山駅, Chitose-karasuyama-eki^?) is a railway station on the Keiō Line located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.^[1] It is the westernmost station of the Keiō Line in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Trains cross the Setagaya-Chōfu border west of the station.

Station layout

Two tracks serve two ground-level side platforms. Both platforms are connected by stairs to two small underground concourses beneath the tracks.

1	■Keiō Line	Chōfu, Hashimoto, Keiō-Hachiōji, Takaosanguchi
2	■Keiō Line	Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Surrounding area

On both the north and south sides of the station lie large shopping districts. Just north of the station is the Karasuyama District Administration Office. This is one of the five district offices with which the local Setagaya government administrates the special ward.

History

The station opened as Karasuyama Station on April 15, 1913 when the Keio Electric Tramway started its operation between Sasazuka and Chōfu. The station was renamed Chitose-Karasuyama Station on August 7, 1929. Chitose is the name of the village which administered the area until its merger into the former Tokyo City on October 1, 1936.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Roka-kōen		Keiō Line		Sengawa
Hachimanyama		Rapid		Sengawa
Sakurajōsui		Commuter Rapid		Tsutsujigaoka
Sakurajōsui		Express		Tsutsujigaoka
Semi-Ltd. Exp.: no stop
Ltd. Exp.: no stop

Coordinates: 35°40′04″N 139°36′02″E / 35.6679°N 139.6006°E / 35.6679; 139.6006

References

1. ^ http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html