Shijō Station (Keihan)

Shijō Station (Keihan)

nihongo|Shijō Station|四条駅|Shijō-eki is a train station on the Keihan Main Line of Keihan Electric Railway. It is located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

The station was named after Shijō Street as it is located where the railway along the bank of the Kamo River crosses Shijō Street. There are two stations along Shijō Street named Shijō; the other is on the Karasuma Line subway.

The station is scheduled to be renamed as nihongo|Gion-Shijō Station|祇園四条駅 on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line. [cite web|url=http://www.keihan.co.jp/news/data_h19/2007-11-06-01.pdf|title=京都市内の京阪線3駅の駅名を変更します|language=Japanese|author=Keihan Electric Railway|date=November 6, 2007|accessyear=2007|accessdate=November 6] [cite web|url=http://nakanoshima-line.jp/part/about/index.html|title=中之島線とは？|language=Japanese|author=Keihan Electric Railway|accessdate=2008-06-22 (Nakanoshima Line to open October 19, 2008)]

Trains served

All types of passenger trains, from local to K-Limited Express, stop at the station.

Layout

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

The station opened on October 27, 1915. The tracks and the station facilities were moved to the underground on May 24, 1987.

Around the station

* Yasaka Shrine
* Gion
* Miyagawachō
* Pontochō
* Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line

External links

* [http://www.okeihan.net/eki/detail.php?station_no=39 Okeihan.net entry on Shijō Station by Keihan Electric Railway]

References


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