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located in Sakyō-ku,

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, Kyoto Prefecture,

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. The name "Demachiyanagi" is the combined name of "Demachi" in Kawaramachi Imadegawa, the west side of Kamo River, and "Yanagi" around the station, the east side of that.

Lines

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(Eiden) **

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(station number: E01) *

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** Ōtō Line

Layout

The station is separated into two sections: the ground-level Eiden station and the underground Keihan station. Tracks of the two lines are not connected.

Eizan Railway

There are 4 dead-end platforms with 3 tracks on the ground with bus station and the entrance of Keihan Railway, along Kawabata Dori.

Keihan Railway

The station owned by Keihan Railway is located under Kawabata Dori. There is an island platform with 2 tracks under the ticket gates. There are ticket gates in the north and the south. The north one is called "Eiden Gate" and the south one is "Imadegawa Gate". Eizan Railway and the north side of Imadegawa Dori is connected with the Eiden Gate, and the south side of Imadegawa Dori is with the Imadegawa Gate *Limited express trains usually depart from Track (Platform) 2.

Surroundings

;East side of Kamo River and Takano River :*

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:*Hyakuman-ben Chion-ji :*

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Yoshida Campus :*

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:*Sakyo-ku General Building, Ktoyo ;West side of Kamo River and Takano River :* Kamo Mioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine) :*

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Imadegawa Campus :*

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Imadegawa Campus :*

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Adjacent stations

References

External links

Station map by Keihan Railway
{{Keihan Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Railway stations in Japan opened in 1989 Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture