Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (京都市役所前駅 ''Kyōto shiyakusho-mae eki'') is a stop on the Tozai Line of

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. It is in Nakagyo-ku. With the station number designation T12, its station color is ''kara kurenai''. Because it lies beneath the Kawaramachi-Oike intersection, the station also carries signs with the name ''Kawaramachi Oike''. The station has one island platform serving two tracks. Most trains of the

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make their last stop at Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae before reversing direction. The station, the name of which means "in front of City Hall," is the closest to the offices of Kyoto's city government. The

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was rebuilt nearby, rather than at its original location, following the

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. Also in the vicinity is the Kyoto office of the

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History

The Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station opened on October 12, 1997, date when the Tōzai line initiated operations between Daigo Station and Nijō Station.

Layout

Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station has an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

with two tracks under Oike Dori and Kawaramachi Dori. File:Kyoto_Shiyakusho-mae_Station_dec_31_2021_various.jpeg, Ticket gates File:Kyoto_Shiyakusho-mae_Station_dec_31_2021_various_15_31_41_026000.jpeg, Platform

Surroundings

*Kyoto City Hall *Kyoto City Fire Department * Honno-ji *Bank of Japan Kyoto Office *Zest Oike * the site of the Ikedaya Inn *The Kyoto Hotel Okura *Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa (Ishin Hotels Group) *Hotel Ritz-Carlton Kyoto *Teramachi Dori *Shikyogoku Shopping Arcade *

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Memorial Hall

References

External links

Kyoto Shiyakusyo-mae Station map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyoto Shiyakusho-Mae Station Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997