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is a train station
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on the Kyoto Municipal Subway
The , also known as Kyoto City Subway, is the rapid transit network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Operated by the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, it has two lines.
Lines
The Kyoto Municipal Subway is made up of two lines: the long, 15- ...
Karasuma Line
The is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto, Japan. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is colored green, and its stations are given numbers following the letter "K ...
in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
, Japan
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The station is located beneath Karasuma Street
is a major south-north street in central Kyoto, Japan. It is part of Japan National Route 24, National Route 24 and Japan National Route 367, National Route 367. The Karasuma Line subway runs under the street.
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Streets in Kyo ...
, at the intersection with Shijō Street
runs in the center of Kyoto, Japan from east to west through the commercial center of the city. Shijō literally means ''Fourth Avenue'' of Heian-kyō, the ancient capital.
History
The section between Shinkyōgoku street and the vicinity ...
. The underground concourse of Shijō Station is connected with the underground concourse of Karasuma Station
is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Layout
The station has an island platform serving two tracks.
Shijō Station on the Karasuma Line
The is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation ...
on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Osaka-umeda Station in Osaka and Kyoto-kawaramachi Station in Kyoto.
Definition
The Kyoto Main Line is often called the for short, and in a br ...
under Shijō Street.
Lines
* ** (Station Number: K09)Layout
The station has anisland 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 ...
serving two tracks.
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